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The journey of self-discovery
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/11/2017
» Kathmandu Photo Gallery's latest exhibition is a surreal visual feast. Seashells are beautifully stacked and balanced on thin wooden branches in a sunset desert, a foetus rests peacefully in a womb of a tree trunk and strange, eerie red rocks emerge from a toilet in ascending order.
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Bittersweet symphony
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/08/2018
» Mike Shinoda was out of his element. He knew this. The crowd knew this. Yet, everyone had a hell of a good time.
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A gift from the King
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 06/12/2016
» Most, if not all, Thais do not know the Tilapia nilotica by its full-fledged name. But most, if not all, have probably eaten it before.
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Playing tribute to King Bhumibol for charity
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/12/2017
» As a tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bangkok-based British jazz musician Stuart Hawkins has produced, arranged and released his foot-tapping rendition of Love At Sundown, the king's first song in his prolific music career.
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Snapshots from a singular perspective
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 20/10/2017
» Ever since he was a young prince accompanying his brother on royal duties until his final years residing in Siriraj Hospital, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was almost never seen without a camera in his hands. It is a rich paradox: one of the most photographed persons in the Kingdom was also an avid photographer who took tens of thousands of pictures of other people during this 70-year-reign. For years, the public has mainly seen photographs of the king holding a camera, but today, we are finally able to get a glimpse of what the monarch saw through his very own eyes.
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Let the sunshine in
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/08/2017
» Life talks with two citizens who have installed solar panels in their homes — one off the grid, the other on the grid — about what one can expect from investing in renewable energy
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In Salgado's pictures: empathy, meaning and truth
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/02/2017
» Gaze at any of Sebastião Salgado's photographs and overwhelming emotion washes over you. The hauntingly magnificent black-and-white photos, which at times punch you right in the gut, depict the best and worst of the planet we live on. From the bleak mud-covered miners climbing hell-like pits of the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil to petroleum-soaked workers in the war-torn oilfields of Kuwait, to the sun-kissed mountain ranges of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska -- Salgado's work possesses qualities many photographers today seem to have forgotten about in this image-saturated world: empathy, meaning, truth.
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Floral design in full bloom
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/01/2017
» Flowers, for the longest time, have been an integral part of Thai society, found ubiquitously in day-to-day life and interlinked with every important religious and cultural ceremony. And now with wedding season in full bloom, we're seeing more flowers than ever -- from the pre-wedding khan mak parade, to the extravagant floral backdrops, to the fought-after bridal bouquet.
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Keeping the flame alive
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/12/2016
» The country's wounds seemed to have opened up once again with the late King's birthday this past Monday, and with each passing day, more and more tributes are organised to exhibit just how much he was loved and is missed.
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Take me to the river
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 04/05/2016
» Google "Chao Phraya Promenade" and you are met with numerous negative headlines and terms such as "fear", "mixed response" and "shaky". A 14 billion baht development project that will link the Rama VII and Pin Klao bridges together, the promenade will include parks, recreational areas, walking paths and spacious bicycle lanes with full access and views to the river. This is the first in a series of planned river projects that will eventually cover 57km of the banks of the "River of Kings".
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