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Paving a new path
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/11/2013
» When Venerable Dr Anil Sakya left his home in Nepal as a novice at the age of 14, he thought he was in for an adventure involving the then-unknown thrill of a plane ride to join a training programme in Thailand.
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Welcome to the hood!
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/11/2013
» The trauma of moving house has been slightly softened by the novelty of a new neighbourhood.
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Pianist tackles transcendental challenge
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» Italian virtuoso Pierpaolo Levi is making a comeback to perform what is said to be the most challenging programme of the year _ Liszt's complete Transcendental Etudes, at Sala Sudasiri Sobha on Nov 24 at 4pm.
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Koyama's works erotic, grotesque and cute
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» La Lanta Fine Art presents "Ero Guro Kawaii: Shin Koyama in Arita", a debut solo exhibition in Thailand by Australian-Japanese artist Shin Koyama who will showcase his glazed porcelain and lithographs.
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It's the time of year for the Ploenchit Fair
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» The popular Ploenchit Fair will return to Bangkok Patana School in two weeks with an enormous array of outdoor attractions and entertainment for the whole family.
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Asserting self-reliance
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» A Cambodian street vendor selling coconuts near a central market built by the French in the 1930s in Phnom Penh. The country marked its 60th anniversary of independence from France on Saturday. Meanwhile, Cambodia and Thailand await the International Court of Justice's ruling on Preah Vihear temple, which is due today.
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Upgrade for elevated pedestrian-bike lane
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» Bangkok's only elevated pedestrian-bike lane along Klong Phai Singto _ linking Lumpini and Benjakiti parks _ will soon be improved to make the path more convenient and safer for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users.
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Paranoia in high places
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 11/11/2013
» What monarchs and dictators have in common is that having power, inherited or usurped, they are determined to keep it _ and indeed enhance it to the fullest extent possible. They are aware that there are those eager to displace them. Sometimes rivals make no secret of it; appearing to be supporters, while waiting to make their move.
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David & Goliath
Life, Published on 11/11/2013
» Malcolm Gladwell champions the underdog in this, his most recent book, a collection of stories about people saddled with various handicaps who somehow put apparent drawbacks to good use and go on to defeat a much stronger foe. He explains how an Englishman named T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) was able to incite a disparate band of Arabs to revolt against the far superior forces of the Ottoman Empire and, against all the odds, win; and why a man from Mumbai was able to coach a gaggle of unskilled 12-year-olds to a level where they beat every basketball team they met in court. In Gladwell's opinion, the dyslexia that Gary Cohn, former senior executive at Goldman Sachs, had battled since childhood could account for a personality that resorted to a little trickery to pull off coups on Wall Street. Gladwell notes that Londoners who survived near-misses during the Blitz in the early 1940s emerged from the rubble of bombed buildings feeling much stronger than before.
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Merc's Aggression
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 11/11/2013
» The new E200 trumps its BMW 520i rival on paper. But does it also win on the move?
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