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Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 10/08/2010
» In a room packed with dark brown wooden easels, some of which support unfinished traditional Thai paintings, student Chaloermporn Muangthong is concentrating on reproducing on canvas a scene from the Vessantara Jataka, the original rendition of which is a mural in the chapel of Wat Suwannaram in Bangkok.
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/08/2010
» Oh God, not another one. On a ranking of things Thailand desperately needs right now, where would "an extra province" be? Surely somewhere down in the 900s, wedged between "pay rise for politicians" (#946) and "more Cambodian child beggars outside police booths" (#948).
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 27/07/2010
» Recently, the "World Cup 2010 Behind Bars" football competition among prison inmates was held at Klong Prem Central Pri-son. To arrive at the playing field, it is necessary to pass through a series of four imposing security gates. The event, modelled on the Fifa (Fe'de'ration Internationale de Football Association) World Cup, is also held once every four years.
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/07/2010
» I know. It's been a long week. After my exquisite cliff hanger last Sunday, I am back again to finish the tale of my trip to Las Vegas and the strange set of circumstances that erupted in the middle of the night there.