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Under shade you won't sit
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/09/2015
» The scourge of global warming on humanity and forests, coupled with systematic destruction of the environment by humans, has left our planet on the verge of collapse. The need to secure sustainable development of what remains is pivotal to the future of mankind.
The charms of Asean
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 28/08/2015
» Charm (previously Charme de L’asie) may be among many fancy family restaurants inside EmQuartier’s Helix building, but the restaurant has a legitimate excuse to demand your attention. Although Bangkok is pretty much smack-dab in the middle of Southeast Asia, we seem so infatuated with cuisines from afar that there are barely any restaurants celebrating the culinary cultures close to us. Charm is one of the few places in town to bring Southeast Asian flare to the table in a comprehensive and authentic manner.
Language tool of the trade
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/06/2015
» Proficiency in different languages will no longer be a hindrance to communication among people from Asean countries, thanks to a new innovative Asean language text translation machine.
Opening up educational opportunity
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 19/05/2015
» Since historic reforms in 2011, Myanmar's government has been inviting foreign universities to operate educational programmes in the hope of catching up with international standards.
A learning curve, from Nakhon Nayok to Finland
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/05/2015
» Forty years ago Finland was languishing economically and educationally. Today it leads the world in many global surveys. What did the country do?
Doing the business
Life, Published on 12/05/2015
» While most of Thailand hastens to prepare for the launch of the Asean Economic Community later this year, Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS) is aiming to become a leader in the Asia Pacific region.
Writing Asean's future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/05/2015
» Thai national artist and prominent writer Prabhassorn Sevikul grieves over the state of Thai contemporary literature. He concedes that there no longer seems to be any serious literature, that works these days are mostly light and very commercial. He believes Thai popular contemporary literature is only for those who have won awards.
The team player
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/05/2015
» For Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Nazirah Hussain, one of the best parts of her job is being able to experience foreign cultures and traditions first-hand.
The spirits of vengeance
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/03/2015
» It’s Ghost Night here in Nakhon Nayok, a night where everybody breaks into groups and acts out, on stage, stories of popular Thai ghosts.
Forming tighter bonds through integration
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/02/2015
» Ambassador Jocelyn Batoon- Garcia of the Philippines finds herself in Thailand during interesting times with the coming together of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year.