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The Deeper South
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/08/2017
» In the contemporary art created by Muslim women from Thailand's restive southern provinces of Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani, there is a depth that reaches out and speaks to the heart.
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Being Thai, on the fly
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/09/2017
» Once a stateless boy, today Mong Thongdee remains stateless as a man. Eight years ago when he was 12, Mong was in every newspaper's headlines when the Chiang Mai-born son of Myanmar migrant workers won a national contest for paper planes and was chosen to represent Thailand at a competition in Japan.
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Quaking with anticipation
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2017
» The question of whether Bangkok's infrastructure is prepared for an earthquake arises whenever we hear news about it happening elsewhere the world. Earthquake-prone New Zealand suffered two months back, and Japan has them often, big and small. Should Bangkok, situated in a safer part of the Earth's untrustworthy crust and yet with more and more tall buildings, be complacent?
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Inside the Thai soul
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/01/2017
» Mastering the intricacies of Thai spirit houses for Californian-born Marisa Cranfill Young is not just a hobby and passion -- it nourishes her soul.
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A spicy partnership
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/07/2016
» Mexican Ambassador Jaime Nualart couldn't be happier to be posted to a country which he has grown to appreciate through the years, both in his capacity as a diplomat and tourist.
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Bestriding the diplomatic stage
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/01/2016
» Before embarking on his diplomatic career, Shiro Sadoshima enjoyed many artistic endeavours. He was a budding stage actor active in his university, and his talent with paint and brush can still be witnessed in the paintings in his residence in Bangkok. The Japanese ambassador to Thailand is as comfortable at the negotiating table as he is in front of the canvass, and he can be as animated talking about bilateral relations as he is about his favourite colours.
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Something for everyone
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/09/2014
» When Prof Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai was recently appointed the president of the prestigious Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), he brought a long list of firsts to the position.
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True values never die
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/05/2014
» For Markus Benz, the leading German furniture company Walter Knoll is a family-managed enterprise that continues to revolutionise its designs and retain its quality to fit the demand of present-day luxury lifestyle.
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Helping hands
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/06/2014
» The piercing of the skin with needles, massage and the aligning of the bones is part and parcel of what Portuguese-born Dr Luis Filipe, an expert in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), uses to restore the sick to health.
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The pitch ahead
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/06/2014
» Thailand women’s football coach Nuengruethai Sathongwieng has been in seventh heaven ever since her girls made football history last month by qualifying for the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Canada.
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