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Philanthropy at its finest
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/01/2018
» When Thailand was wrecked by months of heavy flooding in 2011, over 13 million people were affected. More than 2,300 households were completely destroyed, almost 100,000 homes partly damaged. The deluge killed around 650 people.
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Sporting a new look
B Magazine, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/09/2017
» On the projection screen before the audience read the words "Miracle of Change" next to a photo of a lady softly smiling. The woman we see before us was once known as a man named Pinit Ngrampring, the founder of Cheerthai Power, a group of football fans responsible for pushing the popularity of the sport in Thailand.
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Janie's broken heart, Nicky and Noom see the light, Cop not a robber
News, Mae Moo, Published on 27/08/2017
» Actress Janie Tienphosuwan has called off her relationship with hi-so businessman Chalermchai "Kueng" Mahagitsiri after she caught him seeing someone else.
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A skytrain to deafness and brain death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/03/2017
» That unexpected fire at the Thai-Belgian flyover caused havoc with inner-city traffic on Wednesday. That was the evening of Sundowners, the monthly meeting of Austcham (the Australian Chamber of Commerce) at the Grand Hyatt Erawan. It was also the evening Austcham was having its presidential elections, but how to get there?
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Chuvit's next move
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/01/2017
» Chuvit Kamolvisit walked into the top floor suite in his hotel on Sukhumvit and suddenly with no words of greeting or introduction launched into a rapid-fire monologue as if he were hosting a talk show.
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Suffer the little children
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 15/01/2017
» It's the morning after Children's Day. It is testament to how deeply I am entrenched in Thai culture that I hardly bat an eyelid when Children's Day comes around. There was a time when on hearing of an impending Children's Day I would throw up my exasperated hands and exclaim: "We have a Children's Day in this country? Whatever for?"
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Never say never
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/11/2016
» Being a company owner I am seldom wrong. Ask my staff -- when am I ever wrong? "Never," they will answer, with a stress on the "v" consonant, since I assume the role of a broken record for anyone who dares to drop a "naire-wer" in my vicinity. My staff will then give you an all-knowing glance when I am looking in the other direction, revealing crossed fingers from behind their backs.
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The scholar who was there
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/10/2016
» Kasian Tejapira is a professor of political science at Thammasat University and a prolific writer who has put out books, poems and more than 1,000 academic and newspaper articles since 1981. His key works include Toppling Thaksin; The Post-Modernisation Of Thainess; Imagined Uncommunity: The Lookjin Middle Class And Thai Official Nationalism; and The Irony Of Democratisation And The Decline Of Royal Hegemony In Thailand. All of them are often referenced in academic papers and debates on Thai society.
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Discover Myanmar, in Bangkok
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 14/07/2016
» It's only Thursday, but that's not going to stop anyone from laying out plans for their weekend. Head to the cinema for Ghostbusters, The Purge: Election Year or Ice Age 5, maybe? Or, take advantage of Asarnha Bucha Day and Buddhist Lent Day coming up next week to take a trip outside of Bangkok on an extended holiday? For those who are staying in town this weekend and are looking to extricate themselves from the overcrowded shopping malls and pubs, Museum Siam is offering an alternative soirée on Saturday with "Myanmar Night".
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Candy
Guru, Published on 11/03/2016
» An unusual candy from Taiwan recently went viral in Thailand. What is it?
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