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US professor recounts uneasy meeting with Dhammakaya heads
News, Published on 26/02/2017
» Stephen B Young, an American professor who discovered the Ban Chiang archaeological site in Udon Thani province's Nong Han district over 50 years ago, was in the news again this week when he revealed to Thai authorities his impression of Wat Phra Dhammakaya when he met its leaders in 2011.
Education for life
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/10/2016
» With 17 years of experience as a deputy head teacher at Shrewsbury School in the United Kingdom and 11 more years as principal at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, Stephen Holroyd can point to many notable successes as an administrator. But even as he prepares for a new role building the Shrewsbury brand across Asia, he remains a teacher at heart.
Europa League Ukrainian underdogs to visit Manchester United
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» PARIS - Manchester United host unheralded Ukrainians Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford on Thursday with Jose Mourinho's side aiming to get their Europa League campaign off the ground after a bumpy start.
Working to eliminate 'money politics'
News, Stephen Young, Published on 09/08/2016
» The new constitution has been approved by Thai voters, giving democratic legitimacy to a renewed effort to prevent "money politics" from becoming the preferred form of modern democracy in Thailand.
Chance fall in Udon Thani unearths Bronze Age pots
News, Stephen Young, Published on 05/07/2016
» Fifty years ago in the summer of 1966 in the Udon Thani village of Ban Chiang, I tripped over an exposed tree root, fell on my face in the dirt and so discovered a never-before-known Bronze Age culture.
Grow beard, lose face
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/04/2016
» 'Oh my god Khun Andrew … what is this?"
A dramatic feast
Life, Published on 19/11/2015
» It is a fact more and more widely known that theatre-going in Bangkok has become quite a draining enterprise. The past two weeks were particularly hectic with the 14th edition of the Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF). The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre was the main venue alongside smaller venues throughout the city.
Lucky escape for Ratchapol
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 10/09/2015
» Thai snooker ace Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm and young Boonyarit Keattikul needed miracles to extend their stay in the SangSom 6-red World Championship and their prayers were answered at the Fashion Island mall yesterday.
Checks and balances needed to curb money politics
News, Stephen Young, Published on 03/09/2015
» For over 25 years now the cancer of "money politics" has been metastasising in Thailand. Cutting out -- even just back -- the corruption and inequalities brought about by money politics is Thailand's immediate democratic priority.
Thais get tee-off times for PGA
Published on 09/08/2015
» Tee times for Thailand's two golfers in this week's PGA Championship tournament in Wisconsin state have been set.