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Phuket boat shows
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/01/2018
» Two international boat shows will be organised in Phuket.
Against all odds
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/01/2018
» Pin Salipod was excited to hold her daughter for the first time, three days after her birth, since when she had been placed in an incubator. But as the doctor accompanied the nurse carrying her newborn second daughter, he looked grave.
Empowering the sightless
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/01/2018
» Walking up a dim and narrow staircase would give anyone feelings of trepidation. The walls are painted black, darkening the walkway, forcing customers to tread carefully with each step and read the short messages written on each stair.
Murdered Slovak journalist 'was probing high-level graft'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» BRATISLAVA - Murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak was about to publish an investigation into high-level political corruption, the country's leading newspaper said Tuesday as the killing stoked concerns about graft and press freedom in the small EU state.
If the face fits ...
B Magazine, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 11/03/2018
» Once the dream for many women was to become an actress. Now topping the list of ambitions is to become a beauty influencer; to be part of the glamorous realm where one dolls up to attend cosmetics events and receive goody bags with items to overload the beauty wardrobe, and then do reviews or tutorials on YouTube.
Mexican regional cuisine drives booming food scene
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» MEXICO CITY - Sure, every foodie loves tacos and enchiladas.
Russian mall fire: Calls for sackings over safety violations
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» KEMEROVO, Russia: Russia holds a day of national mourning Wednesday for the dozens of victims of a Siberia shopping centre fire, as calls multiply for the sacking of negligent officials and a thorough probe into blatant safety violations.
Where to find Bangkok's best street food ...
Life, New York Times, Published on 20/04/2018
» It was a few minutes after 6pm, and Lim Lao Sa, a fishball noodle stand tucked into an alleyway near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, had just opened. Rain was falling, hard. A series of deftly arranged tarps sheltered patrons sitting on red plastic stools at a handful of tables. Water drizzled off the tarp edges, down the concrete walls and past exposed wiring. Fluorescent bulbs cast harsh shadows. Lim Lao Sa's owners -- a brother and sister who had inherited the 60-year-old business from their father -- bickered vigorously.
Overcoming the racial divide
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 26/04/2018
» Shakespeare writes in The Winter's Tale that "there were no age between 10 and three-and-20, or that youth would sleep out the rest". Adolescence, or the marked "teenage years", encompass elements of biological growth and major social transformation, both of which are decidedly products of nature and culture. The time between youth and maturity can be sorrowful, hard, fun, sad and amazing. It never fails to inspire writers of fiction, to attempt to unravel the complexities of this concept of life. Charting into the unknown is always a favourite subject of those who write.
Russian protest leader Navalny released after anti-Putin rally
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained during a weekend protest on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth term, has been released and faces a court hearing next week, his lawyer said Sunday.