Showing 1 - 10 of 13
Artist's dreams come to fruition
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 10/08/2019
» Following one's dream entails the risk that there may not be success waiting down the road.
Reviving a century-old era
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 25/10/2014
» For 300 years, the community of Chanthabun has clung to a riverbank in the verdant province of Chanthaburi, building up a deep sense of history and culture.
When the lights went out
Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 06/01/2014
» Pressure lamps have disappeared from use in ordinary households for a long time now, but they have made their way into the homes of collectors who recognise their greater value.
Families just a click away
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 10/08/2013
» Technology in the form of advanced communications has been one of the biggest boons to families forced to stay apart for lengthy periods, something that Patchara and Wichuda Ae-rawat, who look after their children from afar, know only too well.
Ready for anything
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 22/06/2013
» With a long and very distinguished career in public service and politics behind him, Krasae Chanawongse will not let his advanced age deter him from continuing to work for the public good. At the age of 80, he is still vigorous, active and is always determined to take on new challenges.
Playing to beat the blues
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 04/05/2013
» Sipping coffee in a small music shop near the Prasae intersection in Rayong's Klaeng district, one of the things that becomes noticeable is the visitors' focus on more than just a dark brew and the walls of guitars.
Chai draws a fine line
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 18/05/2013
» A towering figure in comic journalism, Chai Rachawat has for decades amused readers with the wit and jabbing satire of the endearing characters in the Phuyai Ma Kab Thung Ma Mern cartoon in the mass circulation Thai Rath daily. The cartoonist's recent "evil woman" remark on his Facebook page has upset Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has filed a defamation lawsuit against him. In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, Chai Rachawat, whose real name is Somchai Katanyutanan, speaks for the first time since the controversy broke. He stands by his remarks and says he has no regrets.
Naris treasures career swap
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 16/02/2013
» The halls of academe are often sarcastically referred to as "ivory towers", so running a university dedicated to teaching and ideas and directing a hands-on government department would appear to be two diverse occupations. Not so, a former Thammasat University rector has found.
On course with golf, politics is in the rough
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 15/09/2012
» Having faded from the political scene a decade ago, former deputy prime minister Phitak Intarawitthayanant finds that he is not in step with today's colour-coded politics.
Anutin's career takes flight
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 13/10/2012
» The incoming Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul clearly enjoys his high-flying life, and the sky is the limit.