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Reviving a legend
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/02/2012
» It's been a hectic year for local DJ and Zundrangma Records label owner Maft Sai. He's been on successful overseas tours to Europe and Japan with his partner DJ Chris Menist and the pair has put together two excellent internationally released compilations of Thai luk thung music, The Sound of Siam (Soundway, UK) and Thai? Dai! (Finders Keepers, UK). Never still for a moment, the duo's popular "Bangkok Paradise" night returns this month with a one-off concert by the legendary Wong Dontri Molam Theppabutr band to celebrate the event's third anniversary.
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Ghosts, amulets, ringtones, and the rest of Thai Buddhism
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 09/01/2012
» Somdet To is, according to Justin McDaniel "arguably the most famous monk in Thai history." His image, picture, chants, biographies, amulets, and pamphlets are everywhere. Yet you could read everything written on Thai Buddhism in English for scholars or tourists without noticing his existence, let alone his importance. In this superb book, McDaniel not only does justice to Somdet To but suggests a new way of thinking about "Thai Buddhism" and how it is studied.
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Medic names groups pushing for reform
News, Published on 31/01/2012
» Five groups with political backing are behind the planned reform of the national healthcare scheme, says a member of the National Health Security Office Board.
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Tourism body plans overhaul by 2012 to compete with rivals
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) will propose a major reform plan by 2012, aiming to increase the industry's competitiveness, which is increasingly threatened by rivals including Malaysia.
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Chumpol urges PM to amend charter
News, Published on 16/04/2010
» Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa is calling on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to amend the constitution and dissolve parliament within six months.
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