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Modern-Day Ordination
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/07/2016
» In three days Khao Phansa, the start of Buddhist Lent, arrives. This important event in the Buddhist calendar never changes, although the ways in which it is observed shift with the character and social environment of the era.
Milking it for all it's worth
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/06/2016
» It is national policy to make sure children drink milk. Besides the milk they get at home, there is also the milk they are given free at school. This policy has been in effect for a long time because it was felt that Thais were physically small and the milk would help to make them big and strong, like Westerners.
Watering down the Thai New Year
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 10/05/2015
» For many centuries Songkran, the Thai New Year celebrated in April, had a special meaning for Thais, one that drew on both religious belief and tradition. But today, with a much larger population, both society and ways of thinking have changed.