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Siriraj conducts low-risk heart surgery
News, Published on 25/02/2014
» Mahidol University's Siriraj Hospital has successfully performed the country's first "Heartmate II" or ventricular assist device surgery on a heart failure patient.
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Thailand and the green revolution
Life, Published on 25/02/2014
» Rice has long been at the centre of Thai culture. In the fertile flood plains and deltas as well as upland terraces of modern day Thailand, people have cultivated varieties of rice for nearly 10,000 years. For centuries, Thai households have been organised around rice production. Rice accompanied every meal and most ceremonies and celebrations. Farmers gave thanks to “Mae Phosop”, the Rice Mother. Greeting one another, neighbours called out khin khao rue yang, meaning literally “have you eaten rice yet?”.
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Tricks for a youthful look
Life, Noko, Published on 25/02/2014
» With Korean cuties influencing make-up trends, K-Beauty has joined K-Drama and K-Pop as cultural exports from South Korea. Laneige’s global trainer Cat Koh can’t provide an absolute definition of K-Beauty, but its ultimate goal is to help make women look younger.
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Artistic eyes for Spring 2014
Life, Noko, Published on 25/02/2014
» Defining and enhancing eyes with the use of cosmetics dates back to ancient times, when Egyptians used to smear their lids with kohl as part of a religious practice as well as a beauty trend that was even seen on the statues of deities.
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Sowing the seeds of change
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/02/2014
» The government’s rice-pledging scheme was presented as a policy to improve the quality of life of Thai farmers. However, over a period of two years, the scheme has proven to be a failure with more than a million farmers not paid for their harvests, resulting in eight suicides and endless protests, leaving many of them in deep debt. Life speaks to two farmers who left the scheme behind
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