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Sweet wave
As a regular visitor, I already knew what to expect at this year’s annual agricultural fair at Kasetsart University. There would be fruit tree saplings, ornamental plants and agricultural machinery...
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Tit-for-tat war, Surachai’s face off, ‘Fake society’
Television presenter Mallika “Tubtim” Chongwattana is facing claims she was unfaithful to her husband, in the messy aftermath of the pair’s announcement they had ended their marriage. Tubtim last week...
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Zen and the art of metropolis maintenance
One of my earliest observances of Bangkok life was made from the second floor of a Klong Toey guest house, from the window of a room festooned with linoleum and cockroaches. Looking down upon the...
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Shine bright like a diamond
Knowing full well that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, Jubilee Enterprise recently held a special event to unveil the Forevermark diamond brand in Thailand. Unyarat Pornprakit, chief executive...
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Different celebrations around the world
Thailand has its share of wacky Valentine’s Day events (underwater wedding in Trang, anyone?) but there are plenty of people who feel the love on Feb 14 in different ways. The Philippines Weddings are...
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Eagles of Death Metal frontman feels ‘sacred duty’ to finish Paris gig
STOCKHOLM – Exactly three months after 90 people were massacred by Islamists at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris, the band resumed its European tour Saturday, with frontman Jesse Hughes saying...
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Pop icon Prince in hospital after mid-air health scare
Related Stories LOS ANGELES — Pop icon Prince was treated in hospital after a bout of flu worsened in mid-air, prompting his private jet to make an unscheduled landing, reports said. [embedded...
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Prince hospitalised after mid-air health scare
Related Stories LOS ANGELES – Pop icon Prince was treated in hospital after a bout of flu worsened in mid-air, prompting his private jet to make an unscheduled landing, reports said. [embedded...
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Plastic Fantastic
Step into the candy-coloured world of this endearing brother-sister folk-pop duo. Plastic Plastic/ Stay At Home In the age where the word “indie” is being bandied around like some sort of foolproof...
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Friends in need
Tan Tan is a poodle who was dumped at a shelter. She is about one year old, very friendly and has been vaccinated. Romper is a two-year-old male poodle who was dumped on the street. He was very...
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Som tum a smash hit
Who says som tum can’t be “hi-so”? The ubiquitous smashed salad, Thailand’s favourite roadside dish that probably tops the list in terms of health food, raw food, comfort food and national cuisine, has...
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Passing the smell test
Ten years ago, Kriepob Limkangwalmongkol wrote to say that Phuket, where he lived, had many Chinese Taoist temples and they burned quite a lot of mai juang, or theptaro wood, to cleanse the atmosphere...
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No indecent proposal, ‘Deserved beating’, Off the hook
Football star Atit “Back” Daosawang is denying he attempted to force himself on a teenage girl after her mother laid a police complaint alleging indecency. “I admit I scolded her, but claims I grabbed...
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Roadside stalls step up to the plate
‘Roadside warriors” is a great title for the intrepid vendors that cook food-to-order at stalls and shops beside many roads and lanes in every province throughout Thailand. But not all who buy their...
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Axl Rose joins AC/DC as new singer
Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses (AFP file photo) Related Stories INDIO (UNITED STATES) – Australian hard rock elders AC/DC announced Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose as their new singer as longtime frontman...
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Behemoths and leviathans
In the past two weeks, social media has made us privy to the mysterious, almost Martian charm of Zaha Hadid’s larger-than-life legacy. It is a wonder how her vast body of work had been unknown to so...
View ArticleOn the bright side of life
“Chiwit di di”, based on British playwright Duncan Macmillan and comedian Jonny Donahoe’s play “Every Brilliant Thing”, premiered at Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts in late February and...
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Angelita Teo, director of the National Museum of Singapore, wears her strengths and weaknesses on two slim, silvery bangles on her right wrist. Engraved on the bands, gifts from her family, are...
View ArticleWhen just being yourself is a magnet for good luck
Among the stoic farm boys and urban punks resigned to spending the next two years in uniform, there are the inevitable gulps, gasps and weeping celebrities alarmed at the poverty and bar haircuts lying...
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World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: After creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see...
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