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Students fear for job prospects
News, Published on 05/03/2023
» Despite the country's post-Covid economic recovery, which has seen the employment rate returning to the "old normal", over 230,000 recent graduates remain unemployed, raising concerns among students pursuing low-demand degrees.
Farang correspondent
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/06/2019
» Standing as tall as his name, Andrew Biggs is arguably one of the most famous farangs in Thailand. On big screens and small ones alike -- or beaming from the covers of his many books and the pages of the Bangkok Post on Sunday -- his humbly charming manner and easy smile mark him as a local who has earned his spurs.
Herbal health farm just the tonic
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 26/08/2017
» Living simply can be surprisingly empowering for those who ditch the bright lights of the big city and return to the land, where they find even the most rudimentary garden vegetables and herbs are treasure troves of phytochemicals and stacked full of healing properties.
Full circle after 24 years
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/08/2016
» Greetings from Nakhon Pathom. This week your favourite columnist finds himself in a hotel room for five days in this little town just west of Bangkok. "Little town" is hardly a good description, though it was certainly that way when I first visited here a quarter of a century ago. Bangkok has since extended her tentacles, swallowing up the likes of Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Minburi.
Doing a dance with his princely status
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 01/05/2016
» Karandeep Singh Sahib became an instant celebrity after local media publicised the visit of "the Prince of Dholpur" to Thailand.
Vote buying getting trickier
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2011
» A corrupt public health minister and convicted felon turned reforming monk after release from prison, reveals vote buying tricks.
Sidewalks for people to walk on?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2011
» More pedestrians means less cars, less pollution, more healthy people, but crowds of vendors and motorcycles makes sidewalks unwalkable.