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Anti-graft champion
Asia focus, Published on 03/09/2012
» His voice is passionate. His eyes sparkle with determination to tackle corruption and help change the way India is governed.
For the sake of appearance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/09/2012
» Beneath Olympic silver medallist Pimsiri Sirikaew's hard-bitten, masculine exterior beats the heart of a young, vivacious, and insecure woman.
An end to violation
Life, Published on 03/09/2012
» Having just finished their performances in New York City early last month, B-Floor Theatre, Thailand's vanguard physical theatre troupe, is ready to present Bang-La-Merd (My Wonderfully Smiling City), a compact solo performance in mid-September.
There's gold in them thar waters
Life, Published on 03/09/2012
» Watched by 3.66 million viewers in the US, making it the highest-rated series ever broadcast on Discovery Channel, the eight-part Bering Sea Gold has now hit Asian shores.
Time travel art promises to be a hoot
Life, Published on 03/09/2012
» Picture an owl going on a journey to 19th century France. You have just entered the twilight zone of Thailand-based Singaporean artist Ellen Chia's latest exhibition.
Som tum gets French twist
Life, Published on 03/09/2012
» Macaroons and wine pairings do not immediately spring to mind when som tum is mentioned. But the award-winning cookbook from Le Cordon Bleu Dusit may cause you to think again.
The one percent
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 03/09/2012
» Having written for decades a column about the vibrant night life in the Realm, I felt that I knew the subject better than anyone else and said so. To a large extent, this was no idle boast. My approach was non-judgemental. Others writing about it knew only a fraction as much as I did and had an axe to grind.
Force of the farmers
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 03/09/2012
» Once upon a time anthropologists did "village studies". They found a place that became "their village." They counted the houses, traced the kin relations, described farming systems, and analysed the rituals.
A travelling man's literary map
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/09/2012
» Affable Bhanu Maneevatanakul is a writer with several travel books to his name. The most recent is called Dokmai Nok Suan, a collection of stories about his experiences on the road and the people he met along the way. He's also in the process of putting together Kafae Khong Khon Arab Lae Aharn Khong Khon Uen ("Coffee for Arabs, Food for the Rest"), his thoughts and reflections on food from different parts of the world.
Keeping good company
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/09/2012
» Born one year before his father founded Rose Sound (RS) in 1976, Komsan Chetchotisak grew up seeing changes and expansion of the record label, from its humble beginning in a shophouse in Coliseum market to an entertainment giant based in Lat Phrao Soi 15.