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War of words
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/01/2014
» When the red shirts camped out at Rajamangala Stadium last December to support PM Yingluck Shinawatra, a popular quip among the anti-Thaksin camp was that the football field needed a proper re-turf as those "kwai daeng", or red buffalo, had eaten all the grass.
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Bitter sweet 16
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/01/2014
» Last year was a roller coaster-ride for 16-year-old actress Sutatta "PunPun" Udomsilp. Just as she had reached the peak of her career as a star on the TV hit Hormones The Series, a photo of her using what appeared to be crystal meth leaked online, making her subject to harrowing scrutiny from the media and public.
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Kid teacher
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/01/2014
» Some people have an immediate aversion towards kids on TV. The stereotypical view - that they are alarmingly precocious, acting and speaking way beyond their age - often blames parents for taking away an important part of these kids' childhoods.
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Beer-garden lite
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/12/2013
» Bangkok's weather has been unusually nice these past couple of days. And while we keep our fingers crossed for it to last a little longer, what better way to get ourselves into a celebratory mood as we move closer to the year's end than a glass of ice-cold beer, the company of a group of friends and some good vibes.
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Modernisation taps into hand-pump use
Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/01/2014
» The sight of people pumping groundwater into a bucket was common in the old days.
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The truth will out
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/01/2014
» Over the past few months, the social media in Thailand has literally turned from a playground for fun and entertaining diversions into a veritable battlefield. Facebook's bragging, attention-seeking statuses and narcissistic selfies have been replaced by quotes, reports, pictures and video clips attacking those on the opposite side of the political divide _ and to convince and confirm the righteousness of one's own camp.
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Bleeding Ink
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/12/2013
» Michael Miner aka KJ Bleeds Ink's poetic journey began with two girls. First, there was a "Leslie" in the seventh grade who, for some reason, began hugging him after school. And though he thought it was crazy and weird and had no idea what was going on, they soon started going out.
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Drawing the readers in
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 25/11/2013
» Reviewing the 16th Singapore Writers Festival on my return to Bangkok, it struck me that it would probably be more appropriate to call what went down in the city-state earlier this month a forum for authors and fans of thought-provoking literature.
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Chopin at the bit
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/08/2013
» Chanyapong Thongsawang's bio is pretty straightforward: he fell in love with the piano when he was about seven years old, and more than 20 years later the feeling's stronger than ever. When other kids started dozing off at the first strains of classical music, it was the start of a lifelong journey for Chanyapong that has become more and more "extreme" as years have rolled by.
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For smooth operators
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/10/2013
» For Florina Winter, head of Gillette Asia's reseach and development, the shaving razor is not simply about removing unwanted hair from the face, but also about the science behind the tool. As a project leader for Gillette products like the Mach 3, it might be seem unusual to people, especially men, to know that a female engineer is actually behind the product they use every day.
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