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Ambassador at large
Life, Published on 09/02/2012
» He roams the streets of Bangkok and suburbs on his 3,000-horsepower motorbike. While posted in Vietnam he formed a rock band with himself as the guitarist. He was ambassador to Iraq for two years before moving to Bangkok last year. Mikael Hemniti Winther, Denmark's point man in Thailand, has a lifestyle that few would expect of a high-ranking diplomat.
Privileged to do business
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 06/02/2012
» Thailand Tatler recently honoured Daranee Charoen-Rajapark as the woman who has made a significant difference for Thai business and society in the field of marketing. Receiving the prestigious award encouragingly starts off her 30th year in market research.
Businesswoman in Bloom
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 03/02/2012
» HOW DID YOU GAIN INTEREST IN SPA BRANDS?
Giving by design
Life, Xiangyang Tang, Published on 03/02/2012
» Stephen Pimbley said his original dream was to be a designer for films. But now he is a renowned architect.
A man of two worlds
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/01/2012
» An interview with noted musician/composer Chaibhuk Bhatrachinda went smoothly, except when he stopped occasionally to correct the pi paat music being rehearsed by fellow musicians next to our interview table.
Courageous convictions
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 19/01/2012
» 'When we came back and saw the state of our school, we didn't know where to begin. We didn't know what to touch first or pick up first," said Janaprakal "Khru Chang" Chandruang.
Building the future
Life, Alfred Tha Hla, Published on 19/01/2012
» Tucked away on the fourth floor of the Department of Primary Industries and Mines building, in the vicinity of the Ministry of Industry (MoI), is the makeshift office of the Construction Institute of Thailand, or CIT.
Massaging the numbers
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 06/01/2012
» Preeda Tangtrongchitr's business is the driving force of the country's traditional Thai massage and spa industries, credited with training around 200,000 Thai and foreign massage therapists at Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical School, which has moved with the times for almost five decades.
A casualty of flood
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 02/01/2012
» The water comes to Patravadi Theatre every year, like to everyone else in soi Wat Rakang. This year it arrived in much greater quantity and stayed there longer than usual, but long enough to force Patravadi Theatre to close its door for good. The damage is too great to turn the place back into a functioning theatre once more. But its owner Patravadi Mejudhon is least sentimental about the loss.