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A political roast
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 14/10/2016
» The last few months left of the year usually welcome numerous dinner parties and gatherings with friends and colleagues. That is, if you're not stuck at the office finishing off all that work that's accumulated and sadly won't magically disappear. Head to another party and maybe it'll all blow over?
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Beat the booze, for Buddha's sake
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 19/07/2016
» As a nation that makes some of the funniest advertisements in the world, it is no surprise that we are resorting to humour yet again to encourage less drinking on the advent of Buddhism's most important period -- Buddhist Lent. While monks are required to be in one particular temple or place, followers of the faith are encouraged to visit temples, listen to sermons and abstain from drinking alcohol, as one of the five precepts of the religion.
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Brewing up a booze fest
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 25/03/2016
» After three years of bringing us exotic brands of craft beer from around the world, the folks at importing company Hopsession are proud to present their "2016 Craft Beer Festival", a special opportunity for beer lovers the Kingdom over. Featuring craft beers from over 15 world-class breweries from Scandinavia, the event will also get a taste of a special highlight brew, which will be making its Southeast Asian debut at this event.
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Spirits run deep
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/03/2016
» Downstairs: a vintage Fiat, a vintage Austin Mini, a few Mercedes. Upstairs: a wild museum of spiritual imagery, Brahmin, Buddhism, animism -- tall effigies of leopard-striped hermits and beautiful Buddha statues, talismanic scrolls of occult origins and prints of Khmer calligraphy.
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Invention
Guru, Published on 15/01/2016
» What kind of robot has a South Korean inventor recently created?
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In the dark
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 13/01/2016
» Thailand's advertising industry occupies both the highest and lowest grounds when it comes to pushing creativity. We're often regarded as the funniest peddlers in the world, and there's a long string of Cannes trophies and instantaneous LOL-reactions to prove it. But, at the opposite end of the spectrum, we also sometimes attract international media attention for the wrong reasons, such as the discriminating ads that continue to infiltrate the public sphere. Last week, beauty company Seoul Secret caused an uproar with its whitening pill tagline that brazenly voiced what other skin-whitening ads in Thailand have been subliminally implying for decades: "You just need to be white to win."
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The vegan trail runner
Life, Published on 12/01/2016
» My lungs are burning, my stomach roiling. Even with monks pleasantly chanting across the valley on a weekend morning, I’m hunched over, my gut close to retching after running multiple suicide sprints up a 45-degree muddy hill in Pak Chong. I volunteered for this?
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ZOOM with a view
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2015
» If 2015 has been a year of difficult decisions -- which organic, artisanal single origin coffee to buy, which hipster burger truck to chase, which empty new mall to haunt -- then solace is to be found in the realisation that only one decision remains. The choice of where to spend the last hours of the year is, however, often fraught with an abundance of options.
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The art of Christmas
Holiday Time, Published on 22/12/2015
» There's an art to celebrating Christmas Day, and luckily it isn't too difficult to master. In fact, simplicity is key. Surround yourself with friends and family, find a place serving turkey and all the traditional trimmings, eat slightly too much, drink rather a lot and then go home to sleep it off. Perfect.
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Let's get board
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 13/11/2015
» In a surprise revival, board games have enjoyed a new surge of popularity, testified by the rise of board game cafés and stores being opened everywhere in Thailand. There are at least 20 in Bangkok alone, with numerous more in cities like Chiang Mai, where there is a healthy population of expatriates and tourists.
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