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A sparkling showcase
Life, Published on 05/09/2017
» The much anticipated "Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair" will return with extensive collections of gems and precious metals from Thailand and around the world at Impact Challenger Hall 1-3, Muang Thong Thani, from tomorrow to Sunday.
Exquisite Thai-French fusion
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/02/2016
» 'I only go to countries where there is durian," says Gilles Garachon. This would explain why the latest French ambassador to Thailand's diplomatic career in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has included only Asian postings in India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.
A sauce of inspiration
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/01/2016
» No unpopular food will ever inspire sellers to start savaging each other for customers. On the other hand, if the food product is widely enjoyed, has been around for a long time and goes well with a variety of different kinds of dishes, it may inspire competition and appear on the shelves under many brand names to give buyers a choice.
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.
Sometimes telling the truth can be painful
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/05/2015
» One of the most vilified, hated journalists in Thailand today is a woman who works on the nightly news programme on Channel 3 called Sam Miti, or Three Dimensions.
Struggle for her homeland
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/03/2015
» Suraida Tolee never thought that one day she would lead the people in Chana district, on the Thai-Malay border in Songkhla province, in a fight against government policies. That fight began 20 years ago, and continues to this day. Her life was at peace until she learnt that the Thailand-Malaysia gas pipeline and separation plant project would be built in her homeland as a result of the government's development policy for the South.
Thai cities coping with climate change and urbanisation
Life, Published on 09/07/2014
» For a long time the Rockefeller Foundation had understood that changes in agriculture fostered moves away from the land in many poorer countries. Even in Asia, where most people still live in rural communities, the migration to cities had been rapidly accelerating. In 2010, for the first time, more people around the world were living in urban than in rural areas.
Fresh calls for higher tobacco tax
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/05/2014
» Regional tobacco control groups have called for higher taxation and a crackdown on illicit trade among Asean countries to reduce consumption.
A bright future
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/03/2014
» Over the last 17 years Prisana Ratanasuwanasri has gained experience in industries from finance and education to pharmaceuticals and telecommunications.
Canucks on the go
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/12/2013
» Travelling for Canadian globetrotters Giselle and Cody Correia is very much a lifestyle.