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Following in her father's footsteps
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/01/2017
» Born in Thailand to an immigrant Chinese father, Yupin Dhanabadeesakul remembers the time when her family lived hand to mouth. While she's made it through the tough times and her family now owns a ceramic factory in Lampang that produces the iconic, widely used and much plagiarised rooster-pattern bowls, or cham kai, Yupin is haunted by two fears.
The craft of cures
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/02/2017
» While on her way back home from Wat Leng Noei Yi in Bangkok's Chinatown on a recent Tuesday, Dusadee Thanaviboolsawat saw a sign that took her down memory lane. It read "Berlin Pharmaceutical Museum".
Homey hospitality
Muse, Published on 08/10/2016
» Nopparat Aumpa of Banyan Tree Bangkok doesn't seem like your typical hotel general manager, possessing an autocratic personality. Instead, she is cheerful, down-to-earth, amicable.
Attending Yale from afar
Life, Published on 07/09/2016
» Mobile-education technology company Qooco not only provides a platform for enjoyable and convenient language learning; it also allows learners to attend the prestigious Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) -- Qooco Scholarship programme. Applications are now being accepted.
A spicy partnership
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/07/2016
» Mexican Ambassador Jaime Nualart couldn't be happier to be posted to a country which he has grown to appreciate through the years, both in his capacity as a diplomat and tourist.
The changing face of education
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/08/2016
» Nong Max was born into a rural Thai family 15 years ago in the far northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom.
The bitter truth about sweets
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/08/2016
» It's widely accepted fact that Thailand is a nation whose population truly have a sweet tooth. Considering common dietary guidelines for daily sugar intake, which recommends only four to six teaspoons, each Thai consumes 20 on average.
At the edge of Bangkok
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/02/2016
» Food, literature, music, performances, creative workshops and social discussions -- all of this in the picturesque neighbourhood of the capital. Bangkok Edge, branded as the city's first "ideas festival", will rock the old town area of Tha Tian from noon to midnight on Feb 13 and 14, with a wide variety of activities.
Of coffee and sheep
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/02/2016
» Maliwan Nakrobphai, 47, had never thought that one day she would play a vital role in the development of her village, Ban Huai Hom, home to the Pakakayor ethnic group in Mae Hong Son province.
An honourable hotelier
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 08/10/2015
» Joining China's Jack Ma of Alibaba, who last year donated a whopping US$2.9 billion to education and social welfare causes, is Anchalika Kijkanakorn from Thailand, founder and managing director of Akaryn Hotel Group, who has been listed among the Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy in 2015.