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  • LIFE

    The star of the Angkor Wat Marathon

    B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/12/2014

    » Ten-year-old Gunsaray stepped on a mine earlier this year, blowing his left leg off. Such are the hazards of living in rural Cambodia, the most heavily mined country in the world.

  • LIFE

    Local indie alive and well

    B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 21/12/2014

    » A collective's comprehensive debut compilation provides a solid glimpse at the potential of the local music scene

  • LIFE

    The song goes on

    B Magazine, Duangkamol Panya, Published on 21/12/2014

    » Just over a year ago, Rangsan Panyaruan, aka Songkran, wowed The Voice audience and coaches with his hard rocking yet soulful vocals. Thanks to his talent and the watchful guidance of his Voice coach — prolific singer-songwriter Apiwat “Stamp” Eurthavornsuk — Songkran pushed through to win the competition.

  • LIFE

    Making the most of it

    B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 21/12/2014

    » It is intriguing to look at the differences between food prepared in different parts the country. The character and weather of each region plays an important part in it. The plants used in cooking, for example, may not be the same. In the South of Thailand there are the strong-smelling beans called sataw, and the larger ones known as luuk nieng, neither of them found in the North (although these days they are cultivated commercially in Isan, the local people do not yet eat them stir-fried with kapi and shrimp, as they do further south). But Isan and the North do have indigenous mushrooms like het lom and het ra-ngoke as well as dill, none of which are grown in the Central Region. The aromatic rhizomes called hua raew and krawaan grown in the East around Chanthaburi are not used in the kitchens of Kanchanaburi or Phetchaburi.

  • LIFE

    Freinds in need

    B Magazine, Published on 21/12/2014

    » Yok Yek is a one-year-old toy poodle. He is very active and could make a good watch dog.

  • LIFE

    Tillandsias just hang around

    B Magazine, Published on 21/12/2014

    » Last Sunday’s column was about bromeliads, known in Thai generally as sapparot see, which are some of the easiest and most rewarding plants to grow. However, there are many kinds of bromeliads, and their light requirements vary. Plants in the genera Vriesia, Guzmania and Nidularium, for example, thrive best when placed in diffused light; when placed in full sun, their leaves will burn.

  • LIFE

    Through the eyes of a princess

    B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 21/12/2014

    » HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn recently graced the opening of an exhibition of her own photographs titled “Clairvoyance” at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre. The exhibition was jointly organised by the The Royal Photographic Society of Thailand, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) and the BACC.

  • THAILAND

    The school of hard knocks

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/12/2014

    » On the first day of military boot camp last month, 17-year-old vocational student Nattapol “Bird” Suwannaphong was expecting an easy ride. Nattapol was a guinea pig in a pilot programme which forces students to attend military camp as part of the government’s efforts to end violence between rival technical college students.

  • THAILAND

    Fingers on the political pulse

    Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/12/2014

    » The three-finger salute by five Khon Kaen students in front of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last month revived the spirit of dissent against the regime and earned them international recognition.

  • THAILAND

    The nativity, as seen in Klong Toey

    Spectrum, Published on 21/12/2014

    » Christmas this year — the date is marked in local calendars as the fifth day of the rising of the moon in the second month of the Lunar New Year. The word Christmas is not mentioned.

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