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You're fired!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/03/2012
» What's the riskiest thing you've ever done at the office? Stealing your boss's hair from his/her desk to use in a voodoo doll? Taking a secret nap in the meeting room? Coming to work unwashed after partying all night? Or just generally slacking off? We have all done a thing or two that management would frown upon (if they came to know of it). And you should be careful because, unlike esteemed MPs and high-ranking officials, Somchais and Somyings get fired every day for their mistakes and sometimes for causes you can't imagine. We've selected five cases of extraordinary sackings which, in hindsight, reveal tips to help you keep your job or at least give you some ideas to go out with a bang.
Cycling with care in mind
Life, Xiangyang Tang, Published on 09/03/2012
» Jacky Hong, a 35-year-old cyclist from Malaysia, became a father three months ago. He wanted to do something special to celebrate his daughter's birth and, if possible, to give her a life lesson before she's old enough to actually understand it.
Degrees in destruction at schools of hard knocks
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/02/2012
» I was witness to a seething mass of white shirts while sitting in Ekamai traffic this week.
The lonesome diner
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/02/2012
» [B]Former Deputy Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul, the subject of this month's Power Lunch column, surely is an influential figure in Thailand's political circle. But the 46-year-old key executive of the Bhum Jai Thai Party, who has attended a great number of five-star dinners and is famous for his discerning epicurean lifestyle, insists that for eight out of 10 meals, people in public will see him eat alone.
The third gender takes to the skies
Life, Pimpilai Phunsawat, Published on 30/01/2012
» The four flight attendants looked smart in their uniform and seemed to enjoy every minute they served the passengers who flew on a PC Air chartered flight from Bangkok to Vientiane last month.
Lost Somewhere Along The Line
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/01/2012
» This is the sign, prominent and loud, that pounced on me as I strolled past a Bangkok Bank branch this week. "Please get a line", it announced, stuck to a glass window, behind which a bank teller, as sullen as he was youthful, sat with a face like thunder.
Children's Day out
Life, Published on 13/01/2012
» - The Royal Thai Air Force base at Don Muang will feature not only the F-16 and demonstration of the fighter aircraft in flight, but also its latest acquisition the Saab JAS 39 Gripen and its full complement of technology and weapons. The Gripen can take off and land on normal highway. There will parachute jumping and free flights for children on the military aircraft C-130, scheduled take-off times being 10:10am, 11:15am, 12:55pm and 2:20pm. The day's activities begin at 8:30am and run until 3pm at the cargo area of Don Muang Airport.
Consumers Unite!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/01/2012
» What do you do when sen lek arrives at your table instead of the sen yai that you ordered? What will you do in protest when dtac's service inevitably goes down again? How about taxi drivers who won't take you to your destination unless you accompany them on a joyride to a gem store first?
Smart growth
Life, Published on 05/01/2012
» The great flood is finally behind us as we enter the year 2012. It leaves us to figure out very hard about what to do next. Of course, people will be worrying if the first rain of the new year might arrive sooner than usual due to climate change and the La Nina phenomenon affecting this tropical region.