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B600m fund hike boosts elderly care at home
The infusion of funds for the elderly is government’s answer to appeals such as this one on April 8 at Government House calling for state income support for the aged. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)...
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Cat daddy
From a wannabe rock star to self-proclaimed “cat daddy”, Jackson Galaxy’s life reached its turning point one stormy night at a cat shelter in the US when he lulled a room of cats to sleep. “I moved to...
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The Cold War: Phase 2
The implosion of the Soviet empire was greeted with a sigh of relief in democracies by all but the cloak-and-dagger novelists. Who would replace the Soviet Union as the common enemy? To be sure,...
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The cost of companionship
Seeing animal in pain is always a traumatic sight. All pet owners would agree that some of the most difficult times in their lives come when their pets get sick. Those who can afford it will have a...
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Portrait of a middle-class lady
China has undergone a great transformation within a short period of time. An open economy, though still under control, has pushed the once-backward, poverty-ridden Communist country into an economic...
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Shelter from the storm
The official opening of the village on March 19 involved traditional dancing and blessing ceremonies. April 25 marks the first-year anniversary of the Nepalese earthquake that killed almost 9,000...
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REBECCA KRIZAKDEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTURBRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY April 19, 2016 1:00 am What’s the use of old-style telephone books when all the numbers can be looked up on the Internet? Untold millions of...
View ArticleAching joints: could it be rheumatoid arthritis?
With the mechanisms |underlying the illness now better understood, new therapeutic approaches have greatly improved the long-term prognosis of the |disease. It is however essential to make an early...
View ArticleA Rose for AC/DC
AXL ROSE fired up a reunited Guns N’ Roses at the Coachella music festival over the weekend as he was announced as the new frontman of an even more veteran hard rock group – AC/DC. In one of rock’s...
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Turkish treat with a Thai touch
The Thai Hammam room. Adding a touch of Thai service and hospitality can make many things in life better — in this case, it’s the newly launched Thai Hammam at Amatara Resort & Wellness in Phuket....
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African soul
A fascinating two CD compilation of Angola popular music, The Soul Of Angola: Anthologie De La Musique Angolaise 1965-1975 (Lusafrica, 2001), landed on the WorldBeat desk this week, sparking a...
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The sweet life
A variety of Thai desserts at an Amazing Thailand fair. Desserts are a form of culture. They are more than just food since they mirror history and civilisations. In some countries, desserts were even...
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Scents of Le Chateau La Colle Noire
Sixty years ago, Christian Dior penned his autobiography at his imposing residence that he once described as “the home where perhaps I will one day forget Christian Dior, couturier, and become the...
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A new age
The popularity of social media marketing and online ads is on the rise, thanks to the change in consumer behaviours. As people spend less time with TV and radio programmes, businesses and advertisers...
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Bike series with legs
While roadies and cross country mountain bikers have had numerous choices of races to participate in over the first quarter of the year, life has not been so competitive for riders of the dustier...
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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts dies at 90
LOS ANGELES – Tributes poured in for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90. Doris Roberts was best known for her role as Marie, the...
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Bangkok Citycity Gallery
While the Jim Thompson Art Center is hosting an exhibition of his trilogy videos “2012-2555, 2556, 2557”, Bangkok Citycity Gallery presents Korakrit Arunanondchai’s “Painting With History In A Room...
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Tears of a Cambodian actress
A smile is always on her face. She speaks softly and sits with her back straight. When she walks, she does so regally, like a lady. The legendary Cambodian actress Dy Saveth is now 72, but she remains...
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Reframing masters
Nguyen Gia Tri’s The Fairies. As if the collection of Southeast Asian modern art at the recently opened National Gallery Singapore wasn’t overwhelmingly impressive enough, the gallery has recently...
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Going bananas over Chinese investment
Kluai hom — or the Cavendish banana — found itself in the spotlight recently on social media and in local news. The issue involves Chinese investors renting land in Chiang Rai to grow kluai hom. Local...
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