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Leading by example
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 11/11/2014
» At 8am on a typical school day, children, wearing their national costumes, line up and sing the Thai national anthem as the Thai flag is hoisted. In class, they study every subject in Thai with Thai teachers. At lunch, they enjoy local food. On Teachers’ Day, alumni revisit their teachers, presenting them with a jasmine garland.
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The quest to make physics fun
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 19/11/2014
» For students in Thailand, cram schools are an intrinsic part of school life. But while they may offer advantages for students whose parents are more than pleased to see their children get the most from their education, some families simply cannot afford these extra classes.
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Legacy of a visionary
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 24/11/2014
» Ayutthaya was not built in a day. Neither was the replica of the city that was cloned from it centuries later.
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Cutting it with the men
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 25/11/2014
» Thanaleeda Sriprathum’s is a 30-year-old female barber with a predilection for men’s hairstyles. From pompadour to the undercut, she digs any style that requires the work of a hair clipper.
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Bangkok, bluntly
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 10/12/2014
» It would be quite offbeat for a Thai to make a fuss about the dirtiness of the capital city. But when an outsider brings up such an ugly truth, it slaps the country right in the face.
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High scores, flaws and bot wars
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/12/2014
» Nobody knows if Thailand will ever make it to the World Cup final.
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Home is where the heart is
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/01/2015
» ‘I haven’t dressed up this handsomely for so long,” said Chaiporn Vathanaporn, an 82-year-old man who has been living on the streets for more than 17 years. He spoke last month at an event where he was honoured with a Prachabodhi Award, recognised by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security for his charitable deeds.
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Siam through the lens of John Thomson
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 06/01/2015
» In the mid-19th century, John Thomson arrived in Siam with a fairly new invention of those days: photography. The Scot would set up his camera in exquisite parts of Bangkok and take pictures — in those days having one's picture taken was an elaborate and even privileged activity — of some of the most important figures and places, including King Rama IV and V.
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Employees: On your bikes
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/01/2015
» Bangkok is not bad at embracing special events observed around the world to raise awareness of a particular issue — be it Car-Free Day, World No Tobacco Day, Earth Day, to name only a few.
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Making allowances for the elderly
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/02/2015
» Every second, two people celebrate their 60th birthday somewhere across the globe. That's a total of nearly 63 million 60th birthdays a year. Once people reach this significant milestone, they have the dubious privilege of being labelled old.
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