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    Royal beneficence in Nong Ung

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/07/2018

    » Eighteen years ago, thousands of local villagers living in the seasonally flooded lower part of tambon Kho Nua in Muang district, Yasothon, learned that their lives would change for the better after His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, then the crown prince, visited them. His royal initiatives to dredge Nong Ung, a dry 430 rai swamp, improve soil quality in the community, and revitalise a damaged forest led to the villagers' better livelihood.

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    Deep trouble

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/06/2018

    » He got up close with a 13m whale shark near the Galapagos and swam with a curious hunchback whale in Tonga. "She was larger than a bus," he said, "the largest animal I've ever seen." At Burma Banks in the Indian Ocean, he drifted with sharks and at Similan Islands he realised that the coral reefs in the Thai seas were among the most beautiful in the world.

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    The bad-fat blues

    Life, Published on 26/06/2018

    » Bakers, listen up. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced its latest mission to wipe out all industrially-produced trans fats -- a mainstay in the bakery industry -- by 2023.

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    From Goya to El Greco

    B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/07/2018

    » Walking through the crowd after arriving at Gran Via metro station in Madrid, my hands turn cold, my lips dry and my heart rate rises to match the rhythm of the drum being beat by a street performer nearby. Here I am again, standing in the same country that I first visited only one year ago.

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    Where is everyone?

    Life, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 02/07/2018

    » Myanmar's gaudily peculiar capital Nay Pyi Taw, literally translated as "Abode of Kings", is one of the world's most bizarre cities -- a place for Myanmar bureaucrats and perhaps curious travellers. It is grandiose in scale, about 7,000km², or four times the size of Bangkok, but its official population is only one million. And it seems much less in reality.

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    To the rescue

    B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/07/2018

    » I will never forget the moment man first landed on the moon.

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    Grappling with gaming addiction

    Life, Published on 18/07/2018

    » Kantachai, 21, does not believe gaming for 10 hours nonstop is an issue as long as he is able to space the time between his playing to accommodate other activities.

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    Poompuang spirit restive, doctor calls, strong-Armed

    News, Published on 10/06/2018

    » Fans and family of the former queen of country music Poompuang Duangjan have rounded on a medium who claims she was channeling her in a recent temple performance which ended with her collapsing in front of her shrine.

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    Happy birthday, Phufa

    Life, Published on 14/06/2018

    » To celebrate its 16th anniversary, Phufa Shop is holding Phufa Day 2018, offering discounts of up to 80% on a variety of products at the Fashion Hall, 1st floor of Siam Paragon, from today until Sunday.

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    Good bacteria are first line of defence against skin blemishes

    Life, Published on 19/06/2018

    » Because a good balance of microbes-in-residence on the skin keeps blemishes at bay, prebiotics and postbiotics are the latest buzzword in the beauty industry. As cosmetic ingredients, they power the latest Effaclar formula by La Roche-Posay, whose research and development aims at managing the skin microbiota.

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