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  • LIFE

    Vanquished vendors -- What's it all about?

    Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 21/04/2017

    » There will be no more pushcarts with colourful umbrellas mounted on top, no more tasty meals and soothing, satisfying roadside snacks on the streets of Thong Lor, Ekamai and Phra Khanong. Instead of the clouds of smoke that formed above steaming, fragrant woks and charcoal grills, city dwellers are left with nothing but the fumes billowing from automobiles' exhaust pipes.

  • OPINION

    Empathy and difficult choices

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 17/04/2017

    » That skinny woman clad in a sari carrying an infant in her arms waited for me in front of the bus door. A few small children wearing dirty torn clothes gathered around my legs looking up at me. Like robots, they repeatedly uttered words "Sawasdee, Maharanee [meaning a queen]. Khob khun kha", begging me to give them money. These sights and sounds were common at all pilgrimage sites in India I visited recently. Initially, I felt pity for them until I asked the guide and friends if I should give them money. They warned me against more beggars' arrivals.

  • LIFE

    Anarchy in the SEA

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 29/03/2017

    » 'The homeless used to run away from us," said Kyaw Kyaw.

  • TRAVEL

    Riding the ghost town

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/04/2017

    » Like every year, the recent Songkran holidays saw a quiet Bangkok. With a large part of the capital's population having left for their hometowns, most shops and restaurants outside of shopping malls were closed. Roads were not congested, sometimes even traffic free. It's a great time for cyclists to enjoy a fun ride in the city.

  • OPINION

    Ban takes shine off

    News, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2017

    » Re: "Khao San, Yaowarat skirt BMA's ban on street food", (BP, April 20).

  • WORLD

    Venezuelans press anti-regime protests

    Reuters, Published on 21/04/2017

    » CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition renewed nationwide protests on Thursday to pressure the government of President Nicolas Maduro to hold elections and improve a collapsing economy, a day after three people were killed in similar demonstrations.

  • LIFE

    Feeling the heat

    Life, Published on 03/04/2017

    » Come April, a chorus of complaints about the intolerable weather are heard everywhere. But while we curse the sun from the comfort of air-con rooms, there are people who have to spend hours outside because their jobs demand it. For them, the sweltering rays are an inevitable fact of life.

  • BUSINESS

    Michelin, TAT plan guide for Bangkok

    Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 22/04/2017

    » The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has partnered with Michelin Group to officially launch the Bangkok Michelin Guide, the world's most recognised restaurant reference, in December.

  • OPINION

    Who needs cameras?

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2017

    » Re: "Activists' quest for plaque footage fails", (BP, April 20).

  • THAILAND

    Venezuela seething after 'judicial coup'

    Published on 31/03/2017

    » CARACAS: Venezuela has been thrust into fresh political turbulence after the government-stacked Supreme Court stripped congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign governments and sparking protests in the capital.

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