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    Looking up, not down

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 16/10/2015

    » Each year, between 800-1,000 children in Thailand are born with Down's syndrome, a genetic condition associated with physical growth delays and moderate intellectual disability.

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    Wild at heart

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 23/09/2016

    » The scene at Lumpini Park on Tuesday was chaotic. Twelve park officers were on duty to catch monitor lizards following a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration directive to improve the landscape of Bangkok's biggest park and to control the reptiles' population.

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    Let's judge a book by its cover

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 14/10/2016

    » Bookworms dream of October, the month of Book Expo Thailand. Starting yesterday, the fair offers a limitless inventory of titles, and those who come unprepared with a shopping list will face a tough time browsing. So while the adage "Don't judge a book by its cover" sounds wise, designing book covers is an art unto itself, with striking, eye-catching covers playing a big part in grabbing readers' attention.

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    Happy 100th birthday Hua Lamphong

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 20/06/2016

    » Standing as a faded landmark of the capital, Hua Lamphong will turn 100 this Saturday. Over the century since it opened in 1916, Bangkok's central station has become more than its original function as a hub for commuters and trains. Hua Lamphong has become an architectural treasure, the arrivals lounge for workers who've come to try their luck in the city, a living museum of Thai life, a grand old building of hope, dream, loss and now, of change.

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    Putting a face to corruption

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/09/2015

    » From poorly equipped school facilities and dubious construction projects to suspiciously wealthy politicians, the people of Thailand have heard, if not lived, with stories of bribes and back-room deals as far back as they can remember.

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    Welcome to the Hotel Bangkok

    Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/07/2015

    » As a city that receives 25 million visitors a year, Bangkok abounds with hotels. The majority of them are new, gleaming and built according to the latest design trend — imposing structures with a lot of glass. Hidden in the shadows of modernity, however, are hotels that seem to be trapped in time, voluntarily or not. Wrestling with the changing decades and urban development, a number of hotels in Bangkok have maintained their quaint appeal and their existence today tells stories about Thailand's economic development, the Cold War era and the time when the city first began to receive mass tourism in the second half of the 20th century.

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