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Milking it for all it’s worth
It is national policy to make sure children drink milk. Besides the milk they get at home, there is also the milk they are given free at school. This policy has been in effect for a long time because...
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Raoul J Chee KeePhilippine Daily InquirerAsia News Network June 13, 2016 1:00 am Philippine museums are getting an upgrade. What used to be mere repositories of old books and antiques now have...
View ArticleA tale of two languages
Thanks to Thong Lor Art Space (TLAS) whose curation is as surprising as it is inspiring, my regular nights out in trendy Thong Lor can be enjoyed just 100 metres from the BTS station. At no time since...
View ArticleA first taste of freedom
Life in the seafood factories of Mahachai in Samut Sakhon province, as endured by migrant workers from Myanmar, is a sordid reality. Their fate regularly comes to the authorities’ attention, usually...
View ArticleOn the wings of the eagle
Built as powerfully as the tree trunk he’s in the process of sculpting, Nyoman Lamun carefully carves a likeness of Sita nestled in the wings of a garuda. With each chisel tap, the princess of the...
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The rock with the props
Srettha Thavisin. Marble has the translucency and durability that captivates architects and designers. Since Roman times, architectural splendour relied much on this metamorphosed limestone, and still...
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Crime thriller back
Some books have peculiar histories. Peter Robinson migrated from England. In Canada he wrote No Cure For Love, published in 1995. It didn’t come out in the UK and US until 2016. It has a forward by...
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HIV milestone underlines strength of Thai health system
“I was so happy to hear it when the doctor said he was HIV negative,” was the relieved reaction of Anya Nopalit, who recalls being told about her baby after learning that she was HIV positive during...
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The late, late show
Scenes from Salam Thailand. Normally prime time for television is 8-11pm or thereabouts, the period when the family gathers to watch news and series while having dinner. So it will come as a surprise...
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Tony Awards dedicates ceremony to Orlando victims
NEW YORK – The Tony Awards, which honor the best of Broadway, opened in New York on Sunday dedicated to victims of the Orlando massacre, the deadliest terror attack in America since September 11, 2001....
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Japanese street art: Not quite Banksy, but trying
TOKYO – Beneath the crackle and hum of Japan’s neon veneer, graffiti culture has traditionally been viewed as mindless vandalism assaulting the country’s highly valued sense of order and cleanliness....
View ArticleManny knocked ’em out and Clint’s costumes kill ’em in New York
With Manny Pacquiao (probably) retired from boxing, Filipinos are in need of someone else to brag about, and on Sunday they got one in the form of Clint Ramos, dressmaker to the stars. This source...
View ArticleEffective birth control with notes
Tubal sterilisation through Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) has been used abroad for more than 10 years, but is still a relatively new technique in Thailand. This source first...
View ArticleLustrous lips
As long as it’s a flattering colour and comfortable texture, a sweep of lip colour can make a woman shine. Dazzling lips, however, are not drenched in conventional glosses but oil innovations loaded in...
View ArticleBecoming animated about good health
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lately taken a younger and more modern approach in trying to educate people and raise awareness on health and wellness, with its cartoon-style and...
View ArticleMoulding history
Driving past Bangkok’s Royal Plaza where the Equestrian Statue of King Chulalongkorn Rama V stands proud, you may notice a new, glistening addition in the grounds of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall....
View ArticleBoy, oh boy
Her favourite colour, beige; coromandel screens in her apartment; and iconic jersey designs among dozens of things have inspired Les Exclusifs de Chanel as an olfactory narration of Gabrielle Chanel’s...
View ArticleBringing the beat back
Almost everyone over 40 grew up with Grand Ex as the soundtrack of their lives. Three decades after disbanding, one of Thailand’s most popular pop groups of the disco era will have another reunion bash...
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Inside lives of refugees
The life of a refugee is strewn with hardships of epic proportions which few of us can wrap our minds around. One of the few opportunities outsiders get to comprehend the magnitude of their suffering,...
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Mobile shopping, local-style
Step back 7-Eleven. What’s really in demand right now is the luxury of trip-less grocery shopping. However, in a country where a futuristic supermarket concept — by which products can be purchased...
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