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Auspicious red
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 23/01/2012
» Today marks the first day of the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year, the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people around the world. Today, red plays a big role as it is the auspicious colour symbolising prosperity in Chinese culture.
Lotus pondering leads to life change
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 24/01/2012
» In the Youth Justice Centre, 17-year-old Somsak Chuchuy-kham sat idly by a small lotus pond; the images of the lotus conjured words of the Buddha on the four types of people in his mind.
Happy heart
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 09/02/2012
» For Valentine 2012, the House of Chopard presents the new Valentine's Day edition of its popular ladies' Happy Sport watch, which combines steel with diamonds for a luxurious sporty look.
New life for Luxury brand
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 27/02/2012
» Thailand's leading product design company Lamont marks the commencement of the Year of the Dragon with a big step forward with Lamont becoming "Alexander Lamont", the full name of the company's founder, in order to emphasise the role of Alexander Lamont as designer and creative director of the brand.
A World with out Suffering
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 13/03/2012
» What would Lord Buddha do if he lived in this modern world? Ask this question, and it might lead us closer to Buddha's insights and transformation of modern crises, as Prof David R Loy tries to introduce in his book, Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution (now in Thai translation).
Simple and classical Italian design
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 29/03/2012
» Italian luxury watchmaker Officine Panerai yesterday officially opened its first boutique in Bangkok on the M level of Siam Paragon shopping centre. Flown in specially for the occasion was Angelo Bonati, CEO of Officine Panerai.
The sky's the limit
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 31/05/2012
» Running a company with almost 150 years of history, Jean-Frederic Dufour noted that Zenith, like life has its ups and downs, faced good and bad times to be where it is today.
The Mexican parallel
Life, Published on 12/06/2012
» WHICH TABLE might they have sat at to plot the revolution? Considering its unassuming old-fashioned ambience, few may realise that Cafe La Habana in central Mexico City has played a pivotal part in shaping the history of Cuba. Legend has it that in the mid-50s, then fugitive Fidel Castro frequented the eatery where he met like-minded peers, the likes of Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara who was also in search of a cause to fight (and die) for. The following year, they would board the Granma and set sail for Castro's homeland where began one of the most bloody, colourful, epic battles that would change the geo-political landscape of Latin America, indeed of the rest of the world.
A force for good
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 23/06/2012
» The auditorium was full of energy and enthusiasm. After all, these 285 third-year Police Cadet students are still in their late teens. There's bound to be some youthful chatter when they gather.
Vintage community's last stand
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2012
» Sujitra Assavavirairat always remembers her mother returning home with heaps of joss paper whenever she came back from a shopping trip to the nearby Charoen Chai community.