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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.
The clothes horse is in clover
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/06/2010
» Just arrived back from a clothes shopping trip in Los Angeles. Hardly justification for a column, I know, but bear with me. Things get a little more deep and meaningful as we progress.
Govt officials blame 'tension' for school torching
News, Published on 08/06/2010
» Health and educational officials blame poor school guidance and systems to help students manage tension for a 16-year-old boy's sudden breakdown and his torching of a building at Mahidol Witthayanusorn School, causing up to 130 million baht in damage.
Teachers fail exams on own subjects
News, Sirikul Bunnag, Published on 08/06/2010
» High school students who perform poorly in computer studies, maths and sciences now have new friends to share the pain _ their teachers.
Pilot school fights its own demons after ruinous fire
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 08/06/2010
» Mahidol Witthayanusorn is a dream school for many students and parents. This 19-year-old academy is Thailand's first and only science school with a special curriculum exclusively designed to create outstanding scientists.
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.
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.
Who knows what the future brings?
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/05/2010
» I was interested to read the news of well known fortune teller Mor Krit's sentencing to six months in prison for making a very, very wrong prediction. It's a story far bigger in the Thai press than in the English one.
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.
Children on the margins
Outlook, Vasana Chinvarakorn, Published on 07/01/2010
» There is light in the eyes of these children as they laugh. It shines out of the darkness that surrounds them. Under the fluorescent glare, the youngsters are giggling or convulsing with laughter at the performances of their peers. One by one, they take turns staging one-of-a-kind shows - shadow and hand puppetry, a live theatre and singing skit, and even traditional ethnic Shan dances during which some appreciative audience members present the amateur performers with small cash gifts. The memorable night will no doubt be cherished by the youths for years to come. It's a rare opportunity for the 30 stateless children in Chiang Mai to spend three days learning the basics of art and producing this unique "festival" together.