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Regime strives to keep trump election hand
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/01/2015
» The impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has revealed the immediate future of Thai politics.
Riding safely in groups
Life, Published on 27/01/2015
» I was riding at the Green Road out by Suvarnabhumi recently and it struck me that the majority of riders were newbies with no knowledge of the rules of the road, and there were several crashes and even broken bones. There are no instructions at the Green Road on riding safely, so this week is all about keeping safe and the worldwide code of group riding.
A syrupy spoonful of Buble
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 27/01/2015
» Following a decade-long gap, the king of easy listening returned to delight fans with Michael Buble Live in Bangkok 2015 at IMPACT Arena on Friday.
Basic lack of humanity
News, Published on 27/01/2015
» As Japan and friends waited through a terrorist group's beheading of one citizen and exploiting another, the world wondered again what sort of men would make and carry out such dastardly actions. Spokesmen of the Islamic State (IS) kidnappers blamed the Japanese government most of all. Their crackpot reasoning was that Tokyo had distributed aid money to help the victims of the IS war. Therefore, the IS should get the same amount of money, or Japanese captives would have to die in yet another IS blood-letting.
New partnership rules and your 2014 tax return
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 27/01/2015
» Right after Christmas Day, the government passed the Act Amending the Revenue Code (No.39) to abolish the exemption from personal income tax (PIT) for profits distributed by an unregistered partnership to its partners. The new Act took effect on Jan 1.
The fine art of intimidation
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/01/2015
» Actress Ornanong Thaisriwong slowly opened the louvre windows and shouted out the following questions and statements, in different voices, to an empty balcony on the fourth floor of Thonglor Art Space.
Face off 'animal' invaders
Life, Published on 27/01/2015
» As much as we want our faces to be an animal-free zone, you can't stop trespassers, with crows leaving footprints on the corners of our eyes, bunny wrinkles resting on the side and top of the nose, and dark circles giving you panda eyes.
Speak with your eyes
Life, Published on 27/01/2015
» These days people only have eyes for their mobile phone instead of verbal communication, let alone emotion-laden eye contact.
Daily dose of dinacharya
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/01/2015
» Waking up before 6am is the right way to start dinacharya, the Ayurvedic wellness-promoting daily routine. Early-morning activities include brushing the teeth and tongue, taking a light breakfast and doing some exercise.
Bangkok on its way to joining region's megacities
News, Published on 27/01/2015
» The current population shift in East Asia from the countryside to the city is creating some of the world's biggest megacities — Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Seoul and Manila — as well as hundreds of medium and smaller urban areas.