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Guru Asks
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 22/08/2014
» What new law is Thailand's Department of Disease Control planning to propose?
The Tais that bind so closely
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 15/02/2014
» Ethnic Tai Lue residents in provinces in the Upper North are proud of their roots steeped in culture and tradition. Several generations of Tai Lue migrated from the city of Sipsongpanna – or Xishuangbanna – in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan and settled in the upper northern provinces: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Nan and Chiang Rai and Phayao.
Light it up
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/05/2013
» From a quick glance, the Moken sea gypsy community at Moo Koh Surin's Ao Bon, off the southern coast of Phangnga province, seemed just as it had always been over the years; rows of raised huts are set right at the shoreline, men are busy with their boats, women (some topless) are engrossed in their handicraft work and little kids run around.
Enduring rituals
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/02/2013
» Serenity covered the tiny Devastan Shrine on Din So Road as a stream of worshippers entered the main gate into the elegantly-decorated place. It was late into the night, but no one seemed to mind.
Old village show gets a modern lift
News, Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 26/01/2013
» Jariang Baroen is still a feast for the eyes and ears for the older generation but time and modernity have caught up with it.
The Mexican parallel
Life, Published on 12/06/2012
» WHICH TABLE might they have sat at to plot the revolution? Considering its unassuming old-fashioned ambience, few may realise that Cafe La Habana in central Mexico City has played a pivotal part in shaping the history of Cuba. Legend has it that in the mid-50s, then fugitive Fidel Castro frequented the eatery where he met like-minded peers, the likes of Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara who was also in search of a cause to fight (and die) for. The following year, they would board the Granma and set sail for Castro's homeland where began one of the most bloody, colourful, epic battles that would change the geo-political landscape of Latin America, indeed of the rest of the world.