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No country for old men: how to cope with the looming retirement crisis
Much has already been written about the rapidly ageing society in Thailand but one recent figure caught my attention. According to the Fiscal Policy Office, only 5.4% of retired citizens have the...
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Right man for the job
Christopher Benjakul. Jetjaras na Ranong From a farang-looking showbiz sweetheart who starred in a soap opera, television commercials and music videos 17 years back, today Christopher Benjakul is...
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Fool's gold
The search for lost or hidden treasure is older than Jason and the golden fleece. Legend and history assure us it exists, on land and beneath the sea. Fortune hunters have been searching for it, high...
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The Face winner debuts in TV series
Kanticha Chumma. photo: Somchai Poomlard When we met up with Kanticha “Ticha” Chumma, she was having lunch by herself at GMM Building in Asok. It was a humid afternoon and the winner of the...
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Channelling change
Atikhom KhunawutFounder and executive editor of Way Magazine, an independent publication that started in print and is now available online ‘We can’t deny that news and content consumption has shifted...
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Gay rangers look to tie knot
Ranger Sgt Naphat Multakorn, 34, left, and 26 year-old volunteer Wanida Thosawa have asked the army to reconsider rules requiring rangers to remain single. (Photo by Wassana Nanuam) The army is...
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Crowdfunders serve as architect's artistic influence
Architect Yanyong Boon-Long is a unique voice in the Thai design community through his creative use of space and innovation aiming at improving or even solving social problems. He has been involved in...
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Protecting our adolescents
The “One Gift for One Life” campaign was launched recently at a press conference during which medical experts provided information on the disease, which is the second most common cancer in Thai women....
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Come for the view, stay for the massage
Panoramic foot massage lounge. harnn From Zen Tower’s 12M Floor (actually 13 to avoid using the unlucky number), a nice view of Bangkok can be captured from Harnn Heritage Spa Krungthep. The panorama...
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A touch of jasmine
This month, the sweet, warm scent of jasmine will be everywhere, including at spas, where treatments have been designed to mark approaching National Mother’s Day on Aug 12. The Oriental Jasmine journey...
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Inside Beethoven's universe
Marcela Fiorillo. Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation If the “Beethoven Gala” on Aug 11 proves nothing else, it will show that there was never “one” Beethoven. The scowling, misanthropic...
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Skin-deep
Alisa Sirisant. Eliza Cosmetics Following in her mother’s footsteps, Alisa Sirisant operates her own spa but specialises in facials originating at Les Fermes de Marie, a five-star hotel in Megeve,...
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Doping not the name of the game
Maria Kuchina is one of 68 Russian track and field athletes banned from the Olympics due to doping. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko Thai badminton darling Ratchanok “Nong May” Intanon has finally...
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Sweet dreams are made of Selena
Selena Gomez performing. Photos courtesy of the artist BEC Tero Last Friday night, where did we go? Clubs are boring, so we decided to relocate our dance floor to Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani....
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Czech music checks boxes at BSO concert
Kyoko Yonemoto plays Dvorak with BSO. Photo: Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Charles Olivieri-Munroe, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra on July 24 presented a concert of Romantic Czech music by...
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Somtow Sucharitkul goes big in production of Carmina Burana
Somtow Sucharitkul conducts Carmina Burana. Photo courtesy of SOMTOW SUCHARITKUL Prolific Somtow Sucharitkul likes things big. Witness his “Very Big Music Festival”, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony of a...
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A gathering of treasures
The exhibition. photo To celebrate the 70th anniversary of HM the King’s accession to the throne and the 84th birthday of HM the Queen this year, the Fine Arts Department is hosting an exhibition...
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Mastering Scrabble or mastering English?
Crosswords Photo: Jiraporn Kuhakan A major Scrabble tournament at the MSI World Championships in France will take place at the end of this month, and a couple of Thai contestants will attempt to win...
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Mother of all festivals
Thai Handicraft in honor of Her Majesty the Queen Exhibition photo courtesy of Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles/ Thailand-Beauty Pageant Thai silk textiles just refuse to age. Either hand or machine...
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The fear is here
Manit’s Five Generals Who Return Happiness To Thailand. Photos: Manit Sriwanichapoom With any political fight, it’s hardly the end when street clashes are over — camps demolished, protesters injured...
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