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Lessons from Doi Tung
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/06/2017
» Italy's Antonio Maria Costa has seen the transformative effect on local ethnic minorities of the Doi Tung project in the Thai highlands of Chiang Rai since he first visited 15 years ago.
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Taking the Benz back to school
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/03/2016
» Heads turned as a convoy of sporty Mercedes-Benz cars snaked their way around Hua Hin recently. Each time the doors opened, children and adults spilled out, bright and eager, ready for the day’s events.
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Teach our children how to think
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/09/2015
» Politics and religion may be taboo conversation subjects, but the subject of education in Thailand is always a great way to get the ball rolling. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an opinion to give. Not much of it is positive. The recent announcement by the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) that schools are going to reduce class hours from eight hours a day to six in order to give children time for more extra-curricular activities has caused a lot more concern than praise. I don't think the quantity is going to make any difference, if the quality of teaching is not up to standard and you're not going to get quality teaching in the classroom if you can't pay teachers a reasonable salary. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Just to put things into perspective, according to figures from the 2015 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Switzerland is the country with the most well-paid teachers.
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Inspired by her royal mother
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/08/2015
» HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has long been known as a well-rounded artist, having produced a huge body of work in various artistic fields such as prose, poetry, translated works, paintings, cartoons, music (both performing and composing). For this, and other achievements in the field of intellectual property such as the protection of traditional knowledge and geographical indications, the Princess is to be awarded the WIPO Award for Creative Excellence by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Aug 27.
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Aksorn-Silp programme to raise funds for border patrol school
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/05/2015
» A major fundraising effort will be held on Friday, as the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) and the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM) will air a charity programme on the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5.
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In honour of relations
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/03/2015
» To commemorate the fifth cycle (60th) birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the British Embassy Bangkok, in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is currently hosting an exhibition titled "Forward Into The 5th Century Of Thailand-UK Relations" at Central Embassy.
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In the mood for love and music
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 08/03/2015
» Love was in the air as the Emporium Shopping Complex staged its “Emporium Music Rendezvous 2015”, an annual event now in its 13th year.
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Dhamma drama
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/02/2015
» Passion for your art depends a lot on the environment in which you work. Yet — despite gloomy prospects in the local film industry — that has not stopped leading Thai film director ML Bhandevanop Devakul from creating more artistic films with a moral message.
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Driven to insanity
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/01/2015
» I was intrigued to read an extensive article in this newspaper recently on the whys and wherefores of getting a driver's licence in Thailand. It was a topic that I recently had to experience a second time in my life, and I thought I should add my own two satangs to the topic.
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Exhibition compares royal grandmother, great-granddaughter
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 08/01/2015
» An exhibition at Queen Savang Vadhana Museum was recently launched to mark the fifth cycle birthday anniversary of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, which will occur on April 2.
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