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Saving lives, an app at a time
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/09/2014
» To enable people with autism to better assimilate into society, True Corporation has designed the True Autistic App that promises a new lease in life for its sufferers.
The view from the sidelines
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/08/2014
» In an effort to develop and train Thai athletes to find success at international sporting events, foreign coaches are often hired for their expertise.
For greater good
Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/07/2014
» The enthusiasm with which Buranakarn “Jumbo” Chatupornpaisarn shares her vision to build one of the first eco-friendly holistic centres for monks in Kanchanaburi is truly inspiring.
Down to earth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/06/2014
» Benki Piyako, son of the chief of the Ashaninka tribe, a centuries-old indigenous community in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Acre, is not your conventional personality. Dressed in jeans and T-shirt, he could easily be mistaken for a 30-something-year-old with a penchant for bodybuilding. It is only when he wears his tribal cloak and face paint that he embodies an individual with a rich ancestral background that has included facing oppression and land theft.
From links to clubhouse
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/03/2014
» Kurt Greve uses his expertise in both golf operations and club management to prioritise the growth of the game in whatever country he happens to be working. The American national was recently appointed general manager of the Xcite Golf Centre in Bangkok. With the best of professional golfers and technology at his disposal, this PGA master professional and long-standing member of the Club Managers Association of America says he is confident of accomplishing the goals he has set for himself.
Close to her harp
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/03/2014
» Over the years, veteran American harpist Judith Utley’s recitals have captivated and mesmerised audiences in Thailand, a country she has called her second home since the early 80s, when she accompanied her husband, a Christian missionary, after he was posted here.
A classy way to success
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/02/2014
» Leading research scientist Wibool Piyawattanametha attributes much of the success he enjoys today to his parents’ dedication towards offering him the best of education during his formative years of growing up in a middle-class family in Bangkok.
Young blood to prove their worth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/12/2013
» Dressed in drag, with clownish make-up and matted hair, Ratanapol Sowan, Thawat Kachin and Subenrat Insaeng are participating in the hazing day rituals organised by the National Amateur Athletics Association of Thailand a week before their departure for the much anticipated 27th Southeast Asian Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Bright sparks
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/10/2013
» After clinching distinctions in six categories at the Media Agency Association of Thailand awards presentation recently, Atipol Ithivatana, CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group Thailand, can't wipe the smile off his face.
Dover tales
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/05/2013
» In a word, serendipity led Cavelle Dove and her friends to set up British Pie Shop in Bangkok and subsequently the Yangon Bakehouse in Myanmar. Both projects were initiated to address the needs of the downtrodden in society.