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Plane your fears away
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/02/2015
» When did you last travel by air?
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Chinese etiquette comes up short
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/10/2014
» No matter how much travellers complain about the increase in numbers of Chinese tourists, who over recent years have flocked to popular holiday destinations across the globe, my vacation experience (OK, only a part of it) was actually enriched thanks to them.
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An education for Obec
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/09/2014
» Recently, Life ran a story on how Thai students were paying others to do their school assignments for them.
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A human scandal
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/08/2014
» Today is World Humanitarian Day and coincides with the anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, that killed 22 aid workers on Aug 19, 2003. It commemorates all who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and honours the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world.
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The drugs do work
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/05/2014
» For the past 30 years I’ve had the duty of preparing the weekly medication for my 97-year-old grandma. Each day she takes approximately 10-15 pills for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, among other ailments. Some of the pills are prescribed, others aren’t.
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The career or the kid — what matters most?
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 12/06/2014
» Several weeks ago, I came across an Intelligence Squared debate on BBC World News. This particular episode, a tribute to International Women’s Day, titled The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Cannot Rock The Boardroom. After watching for a few very intriguing minutes, I was firmly hooked.
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Modern religion, old vices
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 21/02/2014
» Label me a sinner, insensible or harsh as you wish. I’ve been thinking recently that making merit at most urban temples is quite an absurdity, especially in this hideous, blackhole moment of Buddhist history.
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Time to stop the trash overload
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 01/04/2014
» The recent fire at an illegal landfill in Samut Prakan, which sent toxic fumes across the province and parts of Bangkok, strengthens my long-held feeling that we have been producing too much junk — and that has to stop now.
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Don't carry the donkey
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/01/2014
» Vexatiously, the political tension that has been going on for the past couple of months has brought a new lifestyle hype to Thais. I'm not talking about people joining the rallies, blocking intersections, expressing political opinions on Facebook or dressing up to present their standpoint. I'm simply talking about a new sense of political awareness, especially among those in Bangkok.
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Getting our ethics straightened out
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/11/2013
» Can we stop talking about democracy for a moment? It's not just since the unrolling of the Thaksin regime that I've been getting so fed up with the rampant misuse of "democracy" _ often by people who have no clue what this noble term really means _ that I've almost puked on occasion. But it's also because what I'm going to say right now has very little to do with political values, just plain morality.
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