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Mementos of the meltdown
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/07/2017
» This month marks the 20th anniversary of the 1997 'Tom Yum Kung Crisis', the landmark financial crash that left investors in shock, employees in tears and the economy in tatters. As hard lessons are still being learned, Life looks back at colourful memories from one of the seismic events that has helped define modern Thailand.
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The boy wonder of French politics
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/07/2017
» Now that he rules France -- first by winning the presidency and when his party won a majority in the French parliamentary election last month -- Emmanuel Macron has become a subject of close scrutiny. The Netflix documentary Emmanuel Macron: Behind The Rise won't give you deep insight into the remarkable rise of the youngest French president in history; the film works, instead, as a campaign history and a personality sketch of this boyish, industrious, intelligent politician who, at first, seemed surprised by his own ascendancy.
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Saving the world one tree at a time
Life, Published on 03/07/2017
» Doi Luang, in Chiang Dao district in Chiang Mai province, is a well-known destination among trekkers and campers who go a day's hike up the mountain for an enchanting view. The Chiang Dao mountain is a watershed area and essential source of the Ping River, which flows into the Chao Phraya. The area is also home to a number of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, but most of them are unrecognisable at first sight. This is because vegetable and corn farmers, especially where there is road access, have heavily surrounded much of the protected land.
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