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Sorry state of Bangkok's trees
Life, Published on 05/07/2012
» The rainy season has arrived and Bangkokians are worried about more major floods happening again this year. The protection systems are not ready and the restoration of structures that were damaged last year are not yet finished. Scientists have said it is too soon to predict whether Thailand will have floods or a draught, and July and August could be a lot drier than usual. Because of climate changes, the weather is difficult to forecast these days. Natural environments are replaced with dense urban buildings, but at least when the rain comes, all the trees in the city are flourishing.
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Without a plan a city Sinks
Life, Dr Atch Sreshthaputra, Published on 07/06/2012
» The hot and dry season is now over. With storms coming every other evening, Bangkokians will have to tolerate not only a hot and humid climate, but also terrible traffic caused by temporary street flooding.
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Get your fair share
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 03/06/2012
» Better late than never. This seems to be the slogan of the Kaset Fair, which used to be held for nine days every year from the last Friday of January to the first Saturday of February. Delayed by last year's floods, which put Kasetsart University under one metre of water for nearly a month, the annual agricultural fair is now being held in the university grounds and you have until Wednesday to check out what it has to offer.
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Green around more than just the edges
B Magazine, Pinnachan Dangulavanich, Published on 03/06/2012
» It's not easy being green, just ask the people behind the ambitious "Green Library" in Lat Krabang district, the first of its kind in Asia.
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Bucking a trend
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/04/2012
» E-books have become more than a fashion statement for lovers of new gadgets on the market. For people in the publishing industry everywhere, including Thailand, it's seen as a medium imperative to their survival, the way they conduct business and tap the opportunities it will spawn.
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Steadily Forward
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/02/2012
» Before ushering the Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF) into its 10th year, Nut Nualpang, founder of Saosoong Theatre and this year's festival programme director, strapped the regular members of the Bangkok Theatre Network (BTN), comprising a handful of small professional theatre companies, onto the operating table. Not only did they come under the knives of fellow artists and audience members, these theatre practitioners also got to spill their guts in a series of informal talks called kheun khiang (literally "getting on the chopping block").
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Private hospitals fear 'chaos'
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 29/03/2012
» Private hospitals are predicting chaos in the health service when free treatment for emergency cases begins on Sunday.
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Moving with the Masses
Guru, Published on 09/03/2012
» It's easy to move around Thailand thanks to the multitude of public transport options available. However travel can present an obstacle course of oddities from high decibel karaoke buses to tricky taxi drivers intent on showing unsuspecting guests a jolly good time. Each form of public transport has its own array of charming problems and quirks and it's all out there in our great Kingdom. However as a great philosopher once said, "Keep your friends close and your public transport enemies even closer so you may be able to smell their B.O". In other words, it pays to know who you will meet on your travels in the city and beyond.
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A homage to King Pinklao
Life, Published on 05/01/2012
» Pipaat Sepha, a classical Thai percussion music concert, will be held this Saturday at 5pm at the National Theatre as a homage to King Pinklao, a royal patron of Thai classical music.
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Smart growth
Life, Published on 05/01/2012
» The great flood is finally behind us as we enter the year 2012. It leaves us to figure out very hard about what to do next. Of course, people will be worrying if the first rain of the new year might arrive sooner than usual due to climate change and the La Nina phenomenon affecting this tropical region.
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