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In all fairness ...
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/06/2014
» One of the happiest countries on earth is Norway, the Scandinavian country to the west of Sweden that juts out, blissfully, into the Norwegian Sea.
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The luxury of time
Life, Noko, Published on 27/06/2014
» Building on its expertise in crafting chronographs, Officine Panerai has introduced 1930s- and 40s-inspired models as a part of its 2014 line-up. Historical elements have been integrated with technical solutions and materials of contemporary sports watchmaking for the limited edition timepieces.
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Progress through evolution
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 04/04/2014
» Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled its new Aquatimer 2014 collection for the first time in Asia at an exclusive event entitled “Inside The Wave”. The event took place recently at the beautiful 72:13 art space in Singapore, and saw IWC captivating guests and media representatives from the Southeast Asian region with an enchanting underwater world of the Galapagos Islands by bathing them in atmospheric light with swimming hammerhead sharks, turtles, jellyfish and shoals of fish projected onto the four walls.
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Fair trading
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/04/2014
» Does running a business always mean turning a profit and financial maximisation? Usually yes, but not always. What about the rice business with the current woes of the government and especially of Thai farmers — does it have to be driven by the logic of margins and profit? Yes, but not always. At least, Thamma Turakit — a project to sell naturally-grown (chemical-free) rice at an affordable price — isn’t maximising its balance sheet. The profit is measured by quality of life based on fairness and virtue.
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They pedal for people
Life, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 14/05/2014
» ‘It’s not a race. It’s not a race. It’s not a race.”
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Phrase at the edges
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/05/2014
» I was Sunday brunching with two friends, one of whom was married, the other a confirmed bachelor, on the deck of the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Chao Phraya River.
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The wordy wife
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/05/2014
» If you know the name “Sidaoruang”, you might already be reaching middle age. If you are younger or non-Thai, knowing the name probably means you are passionate about local literature, especially Wannakam Puea Chevit (Literature For Life), a genre of Thai books conceived in the 1970s that addresses the plight of farmers, social injustice and class struggle in Thai society.
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A helping hand
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/05/2014
» Beneath socialite Saisom Wongsasuluk’s glamorous party dresses and eye-catching jewellery beats the heart of a woman who finds great satisfaction in lending a hand to the needy.
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65 ill after Phayao toxic blast
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 14/05/2014
» PHAYAO: Experts are testing for air and water pollution in Phayaois Ban Nam Waen where villagers have fallen sick after an agricultural chemical storehouse exploded.
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Shantytown saviour
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 30/04/2014
» Akihiro Tomikawa exudes a faint air of sadness and one’s first impression on meeting him is that melancholy is a semi-permanent state for this self-made Japanese businessman — a sort of default mode. The 45-year-old appears reluctant to talk about his past, not surprisingly, perhaps, for someone who has so many unhappy memories to suppress. As a boy, he was frequently beaten by his stepfather, driving him to seriously consider suicide and to look back on his childhood as a lonely period when his existence was more like that of a waif — a “stray kid”, as he puts it — than a cherished member of a family unit.
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