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The beach boy
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 03/06/2016
» You didn't think we were just going to leave you men hanging when it comes to beachwear, did you? We just gave women a head's start. Now it's the men's turn to turn heads at the beach with what they're wearing. Guru rounds up a few of the best shops for stylish men's swimwear.
Songkran will be a dry old argument
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/04/2016
» Are you ready for Songkran? I expect many revellers have already prepared colourful flower-pattern shirts to wear and talcum powder to apply on faces. The most important thing, though, are the water splashing devices, those ubiquitous guns or adapted water canons which I refer to as "Wasteful Water Mass Dispensers" (WMD).
In drought-hit central Nicaragua, water 'is like looking for gold'
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» TEUSTEPE (NICARAGUA) - Nicaragua may boast a southern lake that is Central America's biggest body of freshwater, but in the center of the country years of drought have taken a severe toll.
The five-star farm
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 27/11/2015
» The allure of Chiang Mai draws all types of nature-seekers to the north of Thailand. The mountainous region offers countless opportunities to connect with Mother Earth, whether it's trekking, forest zip-lining, bathing baby elephants or, you know, simply admiring green areas larger than Bangkok's public parks.
Slave labour in fishery could cost Thailand dearly
Published on 14/06/2014
» AMBON, INDONESIA: He was too sick to eat, and Min Min Chan's chest ached with each breath he sucked. It didn't matter: The Thai captain warned him to get back on deck and start hauling fish onto the trawler or be tossed overboard.
Heart of the middle kingdom
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/05/2014
» A simian warrior with supernatural powers acquired through Taoist practices, the Monkey King is the much-loved hero of the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West. Most recently portrayed in a Hong Kong fantasy flick, the immensely strong protagonist — Sun Wukong in Mandarin — rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven and the character may well have been inspired by a real-life creature, the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana).
City of Eternal Spring
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 09/01/2014
» After an afternoon of roaming the bustling back lanes of Kunming, capital of China's Yunnan province, I was relieved to come across a bench next to some flower beds. Grateful for an opportunity to take the weight off my feet, I sat there contentedly, shortly before dusk, observing the congestion as hundreds of motorcycles, electric scooters, buses and cars crawled past, the noise level suggesting that all the drivers were leaning on their horns at the same time.
Bike for elephants
Life, Published on 02/01/2014
» Bring the Elephant Home, a non-profit organisation working for a better livelihood for elephants, is organising an annual charity to raise awareness on the plight faced by Thai elephants, as well as to raise funds to improve the natural habitat of wild elephants.
SEA smog eases as rain douses fires
AFP, Published on 26/06/2013
» Fires in Indonesia that have blanketed Singapore and Malaysia, and lower Thailand, in thick smog eased on Wednesday after heavy rain, boosting hopes of an end to Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis for years.
Guiding spirits
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/03/2013
» Phu Toei National Park was newly designated when I visited it the first time about 15 or so years ago.