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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Aug 4-10
Guru, Published on 04/08/2023
» Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Hom is where the heart is
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/01/2022
» In Nakhon Phanom, rice fields in yellow-gold are gone with the wind. Late in the year, farmers expect to reap the fruits of their labours only to be broken by substantial loss. Harsh winds damage some rice crops, resulting in everything from bills to unpaid tuition fees. Year in, year out, nothing changes.
Double up great smells
Life, Published on 01/12/2020
» Defined as a botanical lifestyle brand, Botanist incorporates plants into daily life through its products featuring a double fragrance.
Negative trends roil rice market
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 18/05/2018
» On top of fierce competition in the Thai rice industry, a slowdown in the country's rice consumption is giving rice traders a new headache.
Detention centres stuck in past century
Spectrum, Published on 18/02/2018
» 'Thailand 4.0" is the military government's oft-heard catchphrase, but Thailand's immigration detention system is a relic from a previous century. The need for detention centre reform is not simply humanitarian, but economic, social and political.
Abode of peace?
Spectrum, Published on 17/12/2017
» On Dec 6, US President Donald Trump announced the formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Global reaction was immediate -- the news was met with anger, disbelief and, most of all, trepidation.
Land of promise, last resort
Spectrum, Published on 29/10/2017
» 'Poor people like us / How much could we really expect?" These lyrics are from a homemade music video on the "Thai migrant labor in Israel" Facebook page, set against clips of Thai farmers picking bushels of pomegranates and loading them onto massive pickup trucks.
Americans just 'larb' Thai food
Spectrum, Published on 15/10/2017
» 'How many times do I need to say 'larb' before you talk to me? You know I larb you." The larby lines that May Parker delivers in the new Spiderman: Homecoming movie will startle Thai members of the audience. Finally, we will believe that Thai culture has made its way to Hollywood.
Road to sex work
News, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2017
» Re: "Men and their mistresses", (Spectrum, Sept 24).
Men and their mistresses
Spectrum, Published on 24/09/2017
» After Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's suggestion of gik laws banning infidelity made headlines, he claimed he had been joking because "housewives in the audience looked sleepy so I was threatening their husbands".