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  Dog days on a Greyhound

  Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/06/2010

  » I am not a bus person. I do trains, planes, and people movers with ease and enthusiasm, but buses arouse the dark silhouette of despair that sleeps fitfully in my stomach, waking to attention the moment my backside hits the bus seat. I don't go around advertising this fact; the last time I casually mentioned it was in Sydney trying to find a way to get from Bondi to the casino.

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  Bullets go ballistic

  Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 15/06/2010

  » I'm sure we are all familiar with how dangerous bullets are, especially in light of the recent civil unrest in Bangkok. Weapons and bullets are designed to maim and kill. The mechanics of how deadly projectiles work make for fascinating science.

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  Bayer and friends teach conservation

  Learningpost, Published on 03/06/2010

  » On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.

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  Bayer and friends teach conservation

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 01/06/2010

  » On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.

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  Well and truly certified

  Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 18/05/2010

  » Confusion abounds over the qualifications that are needed to work as an English teacher in the Land of Smiles.

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  Breeding young stars

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 18/05/2010

  » 'This programme aims to make us as professional as possible within a period of 10 days," said Supanuch Jariyaboon, 18, who has just completed high school at the Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University and a participant at the "Youth Excellence on Stage Academy Thailand 2010" event (YES Academy), which was concluded earlier this month.

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  Marketing gurus

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Earlier this year, Patr Bhalakula, a talented young Thai pursuing a Master in Marketing Management degree at IE (Instituto de Empresa) Business School, and his team won the second prize in the Novartis Masterminds Challenge in Spain.

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  Method in his music

  Mylife, Anjira Assavanonda, Published on 29/04/2010

  » Music is Ronnachai “Aod†Thomyapariwat’s life. In his early adulthood, his role as lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Keereeboon made him famous.

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  Hooray for... Hancock park

  Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/04/2010

  » You know, back when I was living in Bangkok I was a pretty modest kind of guy. I know that sounds like I've been living here in Los Angeles for an eternity, as opposed to 14 nights, but I can tell you I've changed.

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  Outlying schools in line for facelift

  News, Sirikul Bunnag, Published on 22/04/2010

  » The Education Ministry will kick off its "one tambon, one outstanding school" project this year with almost 2 billion baht for spending on upgrading schools in remote areas.

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