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Bridge over troubled roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2013
» While motorists may snarl and spit at the long lines of traffic trying to get around the Thai-Belgian Friendship bridge, now partially closed for repairs, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration deputy clerk Jumpol Sumpaopol takes a measure of pride in what the structure represents.
Siam center goes fourth
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 11/01/2013
» It's not easy to be the first, not in the retail business. And against ambitions of regional magnitude from CentralWorld and Siam Paragon, Siam Center _ the first speciality shopping centre in the prime area of Pathumwan-Ratchaprasong _ has been struggling with a few renovations and rebranding to keep its long-cherished "cool".
A very Mayan Christmas
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 21/12/2012
» `Twas the last night on Earth, and all through the land,</br> All the creatures were stirring, anticipating the calamity at hand.</br> You see, back in the day there were these people called the Maya,</br> Who made a prophecy that some are treating like the word of messiah.
Malls go mobile
Muse, Published on 11/08/2012
» Between the demands of work, commuting and sleep, precious little time is left for eating, errands, exercise and being with friends and family.
Vintage community's last stand
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2012
» Sujitra Assavavirairat always remembers her mother returning home with heaps of joss paper whenever she came back from a shopping trip to the nearby Charoen Chai community.
More bang for your buck
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/06/2012
» We don't know exactly when it started. Maybe it's something that's long been absorbed, pleasurably, into our blood. For Thais, shopping is now a prime recreational activity that's set in stone.
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.