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Study abroad, at home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/12/2014
» Taking up the post of rector at Webster University's Thailand branch five years ago has enabled Ratish Thakur to use his wealth of experience as an educator to influence young minds.
Facing the music
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/10/2014
» In the 1960s, Filipino musicians ruled the nightlife music scene in Bangkok. Popping into a bar or hotel lobby to watch them perform was once a mark of sophistication, at a time when the ability to sing in English was special and rare.
The Italian job
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/10/2014
» Fabio De Cillis is enthusiastic about sharing his culture and traditions with foreigners and as the current Italian trade commissioner in Thailand he is in a good position to do just that.
JE jab on way for all newborns
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/09/2014
» Chengdu, China: The National Health Security Office (NHSO) plans to provide the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine to new born babies nationwide in 2016.
Something for everyone
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/09/2014
» When Prof Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai was recently appointed the president of the prestigious Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), he brought a long list of firsts to the position.
Linguistic realities
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 04/08/2014
» With indecipherable squiggles on the whiteboard, July Premprecha, a Burmese language teacher, wrote a few simple greetings to her class. Although it is only halfway into the first term with Burmese in the curriculum, the Thai students of Pichairattanakarn School in Ranong province can already respond to simple questions with ease.
Creating creativity
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/08/2014
» Creativity is, by its very nature, practically impossible to measure. However, while rankings, even very methodically prepared ones, cannot hope to portray the whole truth about the state of the creative scene in this country, what they can do is give us an idea of how the rest of the world views us.
Vets pioneer urethra surgery
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 28/07/2014
» Cats and dogs injured in car accidents will benefit from a surgical breakthrough after vets in Hua Hin carried out the world's first urethra graft operation on an animal.
Comic Con conquers Bangkok
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 23/05/2014
» The chance to peruse through mountains of toys, buy comics at ridiculously low prices, meet silver-screen idols and have photo-ops with the likes of Iron Man, Arale and other much-loved movie and cartoon characters, finally arrived earlier this month at the inaugural Thailand Comic Con.
On the road
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/05/2014
» Beads of sweat trickle down Pawanrat Mongpet’s pallid face as she works her way through the packed passengers on the BMTA No.47 bus, to finally reach the last free standing space.