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    A mouse trapped in a violent maze

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/08/2021

    » If you enjoy thriller movies and are looking for something along the lines of a classic cat and mouse scenario, then be sure to check out the Netflix original Beckett. The film stars Tenet (2020) actor John David Washington and is the debut directorial film by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, who was an assistant director of Call Me By Your Name (2017) and Suspiria (2018). Beckett is a compelling paranoia/survival/conspiracy thriller about a tourist who's deep-down on his luck.

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    Leading by example

    Life, Published on 15/06/2021

    » As many countries are being devastated by shortages of Covid-19 vaccines, Chulalongkorn University is giving Thailand a new lease of life with its ChulaCov 19 vaccine, which began phase one of human clinical trials yesterday.

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    Read all about it

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 23/04/2021

    » A blogger a number of years ago cited an alleged Unesco statistic stating that Thais only read eight lines per year compared to the five books a year Singaporeans and Vietnamese read. I couldn't find the statistic anywhere but a former editor for Guru also wrote in one of her past editor's note that the National Statistic Office reported in 2005 that Thais read an average of just seven lines a year. However, the Unesco site which you can check out has traced that illiteracy has begun declining in 2015 so perhaps the seven-lines-per-year has improved. But why in the world am I talking about Thailand's literacy rates when we usually talk about food or Uncle Tu's latest blunders in this magazine? Well, today is actually World Book Day, and we're listing out a few things you can do to celebrate the occasion -- and perhaps also keep that upward trajectory on the Unesco stat going. So choose a cozy spot and get ready to bury your nose in a few pages as we celebrate World Book Day 2021.

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    Passport to prosperity

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/03/2021

    » May I see your vaccine passport? You will be asked to demonstrate proof of shots everywhere -- be it airports, shops or events -- until the coronavirus outbreak is kept at bay. If you leaf through history, you will find their predecessors. In the past, travellers carried international certificates of vaccination to show at the port of entry when they visited yellow fever risk areas such as Africa and Latin America.

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    The unstoppable revenge of the mullet

    AFP, Published on 05/03/2021

    » PARIS: "Business in front, party in the back": a hairstyle considered so obnoxious that for years it verged on being an arrestable offence, the mullet has made the unlikeliest comeback of the century.

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    Love in the time of Covid

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 12/02/2021

    » It's been over a year since Covid hit and sent the world into an unprecedented time of quarantines and lockdowns. It's affected everyone's life whether it's their jobs, their mental health or their relationships. There's no question that these are trying times for everyone, and while we spend the majority of the time at Guru being all snarky and sarcastic, the stories of kindness and love during the pandemic is enough to warm our cold, scornful hearts. And since St Valentine's Day is just around the corner, we figured that the world could do with a little less snarkiness and a little more love. Though the pandemic has forced us to stay apart, it has ironically also bound us closer together, and these stories are evidence of that. From furry best friends and long-distance relationships to engagements and growing closer to mum, here are a few pandemic love stories to remind you that love is still very much all around even in a pandemic.

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    Pawns in a hellish blame game

    Life, Published on 02/02/2021

    » Two decades ago, Sar left her bleak rural village in Myanmar's Mon State for Thailand. In those days, she was taught by her mother to do chores only. She cooked and cleaned day in and day out. Her mother did not allow her to go outside alone. She discouraged her daughter from going to the cinema with friends out of fear she would "stray from the course".

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    A virtual taste of heart and Seoul

    Life, Published on 25/01/2021

    » While concerts all around the world have been cancelled and music venues remain shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Thais can still stay connected with the vibrant community of K-pop during "Inside K-pop", a six-day online festival which runs from today until Saturday.

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    Building a culture of reading

    Life, Published on 27/10/2020

    » Like other businesses, Sirote Jiraprayoon's bookstores have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. However, the veteran bookseller has taken this unique opportunity to strengthen his e-commerce business model. Over the past few years, he has learned how to utilise social media to build a community where readers can share their passion in a safe environment.

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    The new era of medical tourism

    Published on 24/09/2020

    » Thailand has always made big plans for the tourism sector but even more so now the Medical Tourism sector. Adapting to the new normal, Thailand is making provision to push ahead with promotion and has opened up its borders to medical tourists since the end of July.

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