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Report from the far South
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/01/2018
» The first issue of The Melayu Review has the clean sophistication of a respectable literary journal. The layout is unfussy, the photographs black-and-white, and the text in Thai, in shipshape blocks. An editor's note on the first page quotes Dostoyevsky: "But how could you live and have no story to tell?"
Your horoscope for 12-18 Jan
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 11/01/2018
» Spot-on horoscope for work, money, coupled & single life from famously accurate Guru's fortuneteller. Let's see how would you fare this week & beyond!
Reversing the rot
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/09/2013
» When one thinks of Rayong, what are the images that spring to mind? Is it a picture of Sunthorn Phu - the late renowned poet, the province's famous native _ or the outlandish image of petrochemical factories at Map Ta Phut belching fire and smoke?
A guiding light
Life, Published on 13/08/2013
» Among the increasingly long list of charities and non-governmental organisations operating in Thailand, Urban Light may be the only one that focuses solely on teenage boys working in the sex industry.
Lessons from disaster
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/07/2013
» At the time of the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis, the world admired the way the Japanese conducted themselves - they even had the discipline to queue for food in the face of such a heartbreaking diaster. Later in the same year, Thailand was hit by the worst flooding in half a century, driving people here to engage in mini-battles where they snatched up as many bottles of drinking water as possible.
Strangebook
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/07/2013
» The usage of Facebook in Thailand is getting stranger by the minute, it seems. Besides posting pictures of unfortunate people asking for "likes" to show "support", or scared entities promising auspiciousness to followers, some individuals have set up Facebook pages to promote things you wouldn’t think merit a Facebook following. We’ve selected 10 such pages in case you want to grow up one day and become a page administrator to promote something niche like your collection of belly-button lint (or dandruff collecting). Go ahead since you’ll probably find more followers than you think, like these strange Facebook pages.
Mediterranean marvel
Muse, Published on 16/03/2013
» A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts and fish as well as fresh fruits and vegetables can help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a large study from Spain.
Mediterranean marvel
Muse, Published on 16/03/2013
» A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts and fish as well as fresh fruits and vegetables can help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a large study from Spain.
Double jubilee Celebrations
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 19/10/2012
» Early last week, leading luxury watch brand Breguet took over the Gulf of Naples, an enchanting region in southern Italy that is rich in history, to celebrate the bicentennial of the first wristwatch, as well as the 10th anniversary of the brand's iconic Reine de Naples collection for ladies.