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Shopping safety increased
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2012
» Members of Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association (RSTA) have invested 50 million baht to implement a complete integrated security system to promote the shopping heart of Bangkok as a zero-crime area.
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CSI: Bangkok
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/10/2012
» The arduous job of sifting through and gathering compelling forensic and physical evidence to lead police to the perpetrator is a priority for Thailand's crime scene investigators. Forget television's CSI: this is the real, hard job of unglamorous police who take their work deadly seriously in the hope justice is swiftly served for the victims and their families.
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Online activism for World Environment Day
Life, Published on 04/06/2014
» In this increasingly interconnected world of ours, social media plays an important role in raising awareness about worthwhile causes and World Environment Day, which falls tomorrow, is a good opportunity for you to have an impact on others by getting involved in various Facebook-linked activities.
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Fuleco for the environment
Life, Published on 04/07/2014
» The Fifa World Cup is getting more exciting as it’s advancing to the quarter finals today and tomorrow.
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Trainwreck from top to bottom
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/03/2015
» Perhaps what one remembers best about a third-class train ride in Thailand is the shower you take afterwards — the lumps of dust coming out of your nose, the grimy water running off your body and how washing your hair three times isn't enough to take the odour of metal away.
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Smartening up modern farming
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/03/2015
» 'In the future, I can see a farmer sitting at home, pressing buttons that guide a flock of drones to fly out over the fields," envisioned Asst Prof Teerakiat Kerdcharoen from the Department of Physics and Center of Nanoscience, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University.
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Professor rallies to save sea life
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/03/2015
» When Asst Prof Thon Thamrongnawasawat comes out to speak, you know that marine life is in clear and present danger.
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Dancer in the light
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/08/2015
» Kanyanan Jittreenit performs traditional Thai dance for a living. It's a relatively safe job, unless you perform at the Erawan Shrine. Though rare, there are a few occupational hazards for <i>nang ram</i> -- female dancers -- at this world-famous, four-faced Lord Brahma shrine on the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection, a site of many political demonstrations and, most recently, a bomb attack.
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The rocky road to development
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/09/2015
» One Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's many ideas is the "New Bangkok Landmark", in the form of a 14km-long bicycle way that would, if launched, be built along the Chao Phraya. This caused some panic attacks among local architects. After the idea was thrown around earlier in the year, prominent Thai architects voiced their disagreement and suggested that at least the design -- an expressway-like structure built into the water along the river bank -- be revised, if not abandoned altogether. The cost of the project is said to be around 14 billion baht.
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Drought of understanding
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/11/2015
» Today is Loy Krathong. People from all walks of life will be celebrating this beautiful festival of lights with family and friends by floating their krathongs decorated with banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks.
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