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Seasonal picks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/01/2012
» A quartet of apposite reads for the lunar new year
Finding faith in few words
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/02/2012
» If God is great and benevolent, why does s/he cause pain and calamity to Earth in the form of natural disaster? Those who cannot find answers turn to the probable empirical evidence called science that to some certain extent demystifies natural phenomena.
Delving into the past
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/02/2012
» Bhawan Ruangsilp, a history lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Arts, finds the past intriguing. But her fascination is not limited only to Thai history. The 40-year-old historian is an expert in the history of Asian and European relations. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Chulalongkorn's Faculty of Arts, with a major in German language and minor in history, and pursued her graduate studies, majoring in German history, at Tubingen University in Germany. She later received a doctorate degree from Leiden University in the Netherlands for her study of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie _ VOC), which conducted brisk trade in the Court of Ayutthaya during 1604-1765. Her research offers new perspectives of the Kingdom of Siam through different evidence.
In his own words
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/02/2012
» Edwin Thumboo _ known as the statesman of Singaporean poetry in the English language _ is the simple epitome of old-world charming bewilderment. The poet and professor emeritus of English literature comfortably leans on a couch, reciting poems _ the works of Yeats, Auden and Keats _ with his eyes closed. His voice moves like a wave rolling, receding, crushing the shore before gradually flowing back into the sea. His facial expressions are worth a hundred words that can make people understand why and how a man falls in love with the beauty carried in forms of interlacing words. "I like poems that sound good. The quality of good poems is not only in the words, they have to sound good.
Germany leads way for RENEWABLE energy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/02/2012
» Known as a nation of stern discipline, Germany never ceases to amaze.
Writer's wait is over
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/03/2012
» When his retirement from diplomatic service came in October 2008, Prabhassorn Sevikul never thought about taking a rest.
The new capitalist
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/03/2012
» Ellis, who is of Danish-British extraction, also wears another hat, beautifully. She is author of the famous business book, The New Pioneers.
Bucking a trend
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/04/2012
» E-books have become more than a fashion statement for lovers of new gadgets on the market. For people in the publishing industry everywhere, including Thailand, it's seen as a medium imperative to their survival, the way they conduct business and tap the opportunities it will spawn.
Tablets aren't the reading remedy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/04/2012
» Retirement and ageing can't stop vigorous minds. This notion well reflects the bustling life of Khunying Kasama Varavarn na Ayudhya, who bade farewell to her top post at the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) several years ago.
Factions and short fuses
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/05/2012
» The art of deception is at the core of Lab Luang Prang V, the latest work of non-fiction by Wassana Nanuam, a veteran reporter who's been covering the military beat for this newspaper for more than 20 years now.