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    Raising the yellow flag

    Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 30/09/2014

    » The sky above Chinatown is blocked by a dense layer of yellow flags and lanterns and banners; the air heavy with grease from industrial-sized frying pans. Navigating Yaowarat with any form of transportation, on foot or on a bus, during the past week has been more chaotic than ever. The annual Vegetarian Festival, which ends on Thursday, is celebrated not by just believers, young and old, in white and in every other colour, but also by the media and sponsors ranging from banks to amusement parks.

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    Selling the cloud

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/05/2019

    » During her student years in Temora in New South Wales, Helen Masters always thought that her interests lay in economics, but her inquisitiveness instead led her on another path. Her personal observations on how new technologies were changing her hometown eventually landed her a career she has followed to this day.

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    She's in fashion

    Life, Published on 23/09/2015

    » Digital spaces are evolving so quickly it's difficult to stay relevant, according to Australian-Chinese stylist, model, photographer, creative director, law student and fashion blogger Margaret Zhang. At just 22, the multi-talent behind the wildly popular blog Shine By Three has achieved more than most creatives will in a lifetime. She's photographed and modelled with Miranda Kerr, worked with global brands like Nike and Net-a-Porter, hosted a television show, and garnered a huge global following, including 556,000 followers on Instagram alone.

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    Chopard Loves Cinema, starring Julia Roberts

    Life, Noko, Published on 24/03/2023

    » Premiering on Monday, the campaign Chopard Loves Cinema comprises a series of video clips to be released over the coming months.

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    Down with comics

    Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 21/08/2015

    » From the 1970s onwards, a huge number of Thai children have grown up reading Japanese comic books that formed a big part of their pop-cultural upbringing. Thai publisher Vibulkij led the charge by becoming the first to actually acquire licenses to publish comic books in Thailand in 1992. Adopting the Japanese model of releasing weekly magazines containing single chapters from various series, Vibulkij launched Friday, Thailand's first weekly manga magazine. These magazines gave readers the advantage of reading ahead of the collected volumes, of which only several were released each year for each series.

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    Hashtags of hate

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2022

    » A week ago, the hashtags #BanSitala and #BanLuknang returned to social media again after K-pop girl group H1-Key dropped their debut music video Athletic Girl and performed in an online press conference. These hashtags appeared for the first time last December when South Korean entertainment agency Grandline Group (GLG) announced the debut of H1-Key, which included Thai singer Sitala Wongkrachang as the rapper. Sitala is the daughter of the famous late actor and political activist Saranyu Wongkrachang. When Thai anti-government supporters and K-pop fans discovered that Sitala had entered the industry, they were furious as her family had a role in the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rallies, which led to the 2014 coup. They accused her of being a supporter of a dictatorship.

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    Of the people, for the people and by the people

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/06/2020

    » Locall Thailand connects small, individually-run shops, and even food vendors, with customers while creating a sense of community. Peangploy Jitiyatham, co-founder of Locall Thailand and civil society network Satarana's management team member, has introduced an online delivery platform that is created "by the community and for the community".

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    Where we belong

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/01/2020

    » From the outside, The Kloset seems like your typical cafe. But upon stepping in and going behind its high wall, you find there's another world, filled with books, board games, and a giant portrait of Cate Blanchett in all her Carol glory that presides over this cosy space.

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    Conserving river prawns

    B Magazine, Published on 05/07/2020

    » An all-time popular species that has no rival is the river prawn. The best way to cook prawns is to grill them medium-rare with the heads full of shiny orange, liquid fat.

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    The lotus eaters

    B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 16/06/2019

    » The lotus flower may be small in size, but culturally, it holds great significance for Thais and Buddhists around the world. The lotus, a plant that emerges from mud and rises above water, is a symbol of purity. Symbolically, it cleanses and purifies. Buddhists use lotus flowers as offerings to convey their sincere respect for monks and venerated figures in Buddhism.

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