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Broken but not shattered
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 14/03/2020
» 'Don't be naughty, otherwise the police will come and get you!"
Building a company that lasts
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 22/02/2018
» The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not merely a global agenda or war cry for sustainable development that is being taken up by governments around the world. To move forward towards global prosperity, there has to be a balance and interaction between economic and social health. As such, business corporations have an equal responsibility and, increasingly, a need, to incorporate sustainable practices into their operations and management systems. It is not just a public-relations exercise, but a factor that will give them an edge, and also provide for long-term growth in a world where business no longer caters simply to a small circle of "customers" or "shareholders", but the wider target of "stakeholders".
Farewell to a King who stole our hearts
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 26/10/2017
» When applications were announced for people of royal lineage to take part in the royal funeral procession, there was no hesitation on my part. It was the last thing I could do for my King, to show my love, respect and loyalty in my own small way.
Lessons from Doi Tung
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/06/2017
» Italy's Antonio Maria Costa has seen the transformative effect on local ethnic minorities of the Doi Tung project in the Thai highlands of Chiang Rai since he first visited 15 years ago.
Rarely heard bell to ring for New Supreme Patriarch
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/02/2017
» This evening, at the end of a solemn investiture of the new Supreme Patriarch, bells will ring at temples all around the kingdom. This includes the bell at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew, where the actual investiture will take place, presided over by King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
Doi Tung, and the lessons for Colombia
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/12/2016
» The haunting sound of a Colombian flute hovered in the morning mist covering the hills of Nan. Walker Emelec Hoyos Giraldo was in his element, standing among seedlings at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation's training centre for its reforestation project high in the remote mountains.
White Night at the Sofitel
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 24/04/2016
» Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit recently celebrated its fourth anniversary with a "soiree" that attracted a crowd of VIP guests, sophisticates, Bangkok celebrities, representatives of AccorHotels and media at the hotel's Le Grand Ballroom.
Jewels and joie de vivre at French boutique
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/05/2016
» What do Princess Grace of Monaco, the Duchess of Windsor, Maria Callas and Barbara Hutton have in common? They were all iconic clients of the French high jewellery brand, Van Cleef & Arpels.
RIDF urges 'giving back to society'
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 08/03/2016
» MR Disnadda Diskul, secretary-general of the Royal Initiatives Discovery Foundation (RIDF), or known in Thai as "Pid Thong Lang Phra", has challenged large commercial conglomerates as well as academia to get involved in social development rather than just benefiting from the poor.
Taking the Benz back to school
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/03/2016
» Heads turned as a convoy of sporty Mercedes-Benz cars snaked their way around Hua Hin recently. Each time the doors opened, children and adults spilled out, bright and eager, ready for the day’s events.