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Reversing the rot
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/09/2013
» When one thinks of Rayong, what are the images that spring to mind? Is it a picture of Sunthorn Phu - the late renowned poet, the province's famous native _ or the outlandish image of petrochemical factories at Map Ta Phut belching fire and smoke?
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Heritage conservation forum
Life, Published on 03/09/2013
» A Thai-language forum will be held about the importance of conserving cultural heritage at Siam Society later this month.
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Home and away
Life, Published on 23/07/2013
» Among the 60,000 football fans packing out Rajamangala National Stadium for a Manchester United football match earlier this month were 36 children with intellectual disabilities.
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A dying breed
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 31/07/2013
» Of all the mammals in Thailand, the wild elephant is probably the most important indicator species of a disappearing wilderness. A century ago, there were more than a 100,000 elephants found in the country when 75% of the Kingdom was still covered by forest. Just north and east of Bangkok, these huge mammals thrived in the marshlands and forests near the city.
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Swept up in the royal wave
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/08/2013
» The many jubilant happenings in the United Kingdom are currently making the British well worthy of a spot on world's social radar and our undivided attention. The arrival of a certain baby may have commanded an unwavering spotlight, but another recent royal event is also worth a mark in the record books. To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary on the throne (she was crowned on June 2, 1953) the Coronation Festival was last month held right in the very gardens of Buckingham Palace for the first time.
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Home is where the help is
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/05/2013
» The first thing that greets an outsider who steps into the small patch of garden under Saphan Phut (Memorial Bridge) is a strong stench of urine. Male underwear is strewn carelessly on the ground, while a toddler plays by himself _ not in a crib, but in a battered foam box. There is no roof. There is no toilet. There is no furniture except for a few floor mats.
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The man who sold the world
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 30/05/2013
» Everybody deserves an escape, and my recent annual leave took me to London, a city where men know how to wear a suit with style. It is also the city of David Bowie _ the man whose persona seems to tease and provoke the boundaries of gender and whose five-decade career is one of the most spectacular in the music industry.
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The unbreakable brotherhood
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2013
» The clock said it was nearly evening prayer time for Chiang Mai's At-Taqwa community. Women rushed home while men of all ages gathered at the mosque. The sun was going down yet everybody's spirit was uplifted as they paid respect to Allah.
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Social fabric
Life, Published on 04/07/2013
» We open the doors to sweet symphonic music, which sets our mood for the guided tour of the exhibition. On entering the new section of Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles (QSMT) _ the main space has been open to the public since May last year as a learning centre about textiles _ we had to pinch ourselves that we hadn't walked into the Mad Hatter's tea party.
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Hitch your wedding to traditional Peranakan style
Life, Published on 23/05/2013
» Any local and foreign couples who are seeking unique ways to tie the knot are invited to wed in the traditional, sophisticated Peranakan style in Phuket next month.
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