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Splish splash
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/04/2014
» There was a fuss made recently over a report that a company planned to organise Songkran celebrations in Singapore. Like a motorcycle taxi’s seat pre-heated by the April midday sun, this prompted some Thais to be extra protective of what they considered exclusive to Thailand. However, we need not worry about anyone copying our Songkran since we have many elements that are so inimitable that no other country would be able to (or want to) recreate them. In honour of the upcoming Thai New Year, we present you with all the things that make Songkran uniquely Thai.
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Flush with toilet humour
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/04/2014
» So … in the end, what was it exactly that we wanted reform to take place before?
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Wife doesn't mind, the road to recoverery, looking for Mr Right
News, Mae Moo, Published on 06/04/2014
» News anchor Kanok Ratwongsakul, bouncing back from a leaked pictures scandal, says he is as wayward and mischievous as most men, but does it with the blessing of his wife.
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Funny or flippant?
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/03/2014
» Thais are sanook people. We like to have fun and don’t take things too seriously. Although we here at Guru all enjoy off-colour jokes every now and then, there’s a fine line between making light of someone or something and getting a laugh, or doing the same but drawing a big “boo”. This week, we examine five of the most controversial flippant actions that took place in Thailand. Judge for yourself whether they went too far.
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Buddha high on a mountain
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/03/2014
» Multi-tiered bamboo scaffolding rises up to the apex of a stupa that will enshrine the Lord Buddha’s relics in the heart of the country’s highest national park, Doi Inthanon, evoking a feeling of co-existence between man and nature.
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When the party's over and there's nowhere to go ...
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/03/2014
» Political rallies may come and go and create great changes in society, but they leave behind a growing number of homeless, according to a non-government organisation which deals with the issue.
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Work(shop) IT!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 14/03/2014
» Since the ability to wiggle your ears or belch really loud doesn’t count as a skill once you pass the age of nine, you may find yourself without many extracurricular activities to put on your resume. With our selection of interesting workshops in Bangkok, we want to encourage you to attain a new passion to enrich your life, make your CV more outstanding, or simply impress a date with.
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Red shirt blacklist, Preem terrified, Pen is inkless
News, Published on 02/03/2014
» Performers who backed the People’s Democratic Reform Committee in Bangkok are being forced out of work in red shirt-sympathetic provinces.
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The Tais that bind so closely
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 15/02/2014
» Ethnic Tai Lue residents in provinces in the Upper North are proud of their roots steeped in culture and tradition. Several generations of Tai Lue migrated from the city of Sipsongpanna – or Xishuangbanna – in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan and settled in the upper northern provinces: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Nan and Chiang Rai and Phayao.
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Looking to Hong Kong
News, Published on 15/02/2014
» Building urban railways is a costly exercise although it does not always have to burn a hole through the developer’s pocket.
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