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Perseverance pays

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

National artist Chakrabhand Posayakrit will have his own puppet theatre and museum.

Tough act to follow

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

While visiting the Mon village in Sangkla Buri, I met this woman who was delivering fresh food for sale to the villagers. She was carrying all of the food in a large black plastic tub balanced on her head. The terrain was very steep and uneven, not an easy walk or climb even without carrying anything. This woman was small and thin, approximately 40-45kg. After talking to her, she said she was...

Perseverance pays

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

National artist Chakrabhand Posayakrit will have his own puppet theatre and museum.

Love is the key

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

St Valentine's Day is a day of love and romance. It is a day when students put heart stickers on their friends' uniforms, when lovers give each other red roses and presents, and when family members express their love in extraordinary ways. But most of all it is children and young people who need love, and the understanding that naturally accompanies it.

Reduced toNun

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

With no more weight on her shoulders, no more hair on her head, she watches the people pray for a better next life. And she quietly postulates. A mountain monkey scratches its head.

On tuesday, Say it with flowers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

When was the last time you said ''I love you'' to the woman or man in your life? Some of you readers may say ''we are too old for that'', but deep in everybody's heart is the desire to hear that their loved one also loves them. I know, for I never tire of hearing the words from the man I love. Old as we both are, his reassurances of his love for me are music to my ears.

Dan Dances to a Romantic ‘Melody’

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

'I feel like I fill my life with crap,'' Worrawech ''Dan'' Danuwong says. It's an odd statement coming from a guy who at only 27 years of age has played numerous roles including being an entrepreneur, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, short film and

Message in a Bottle

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The world of perfumes function with a dark irony. A consummate final touch to any day out and the one grooming item related directory to the olfactory sense, the majority of perfume buyers seem to judge this little book by its cover once they pick up a bottle.

Charting the final journey

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

A navy commander who knows almost every inch of the coast around the naval headquarters in Sattahip is reputed to be the best person in the force to bid farewell to the departed.

E-mogul Moo

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:41:00 GMT

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO MARKET E-BOOKS AND E-MAGAZINES IN THAILAND?

In the name of love

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:23:00 GMT

Love is indeed a strange and powerful force. It can make us do crazy things like stare at the phone willing our darling to call for the fifth time of the day. It can make us spend a year's salary impressing our khun noo girlfriend with an LV bag despite an unwavering credit card debt. It can drive us to hide in the bushes behind the object of our affection's house, going through their trash in the...

Queuing up for khon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Casting a brief glance at his classmates, Chaiyarin Banjongtad begins moving confidently to the vibrant rhythms of live music played by a pi phat (traditional Thai orchestra) ensemble.

Japan's Mr Fix It

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Starting off as a business consultant at the age of 27, Hasegawa Kazuhiro has helped more than 2,000 Japanese companies out of bankruptcy in 45 years of service.

Primate Pair

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

People look on as Ramlo the monkey follows instructions from his madari or handler named Janubhai on a street in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India.

Ambassador at large

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

He roams the streets of Bangkok and suburbs on his 3,000-horsepower motorbike. While posted in Vietnam he formed a rock band with himself as the guitarist. He was ambassador to Iraq for two years before moving to Bangkok last year. Mikael Hemniti Winther, Denmark's point man in Thailand, has a lifestyle that few would expect of a high-ranking diplomat.

Looking beyond Thailand

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The name Sunhavut Thamchuanviriya might not ring a bell (yet) in business circles other than the fact that this young entrepreneur operates a successful BMW dealership and built what was once the world's largest Mini showroom located at Sukhumvit soi 63.

British Polo Day

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pattaya-based Thai Polo & Equestrian Club will celebrate the first British Polo Day in Thailand on February 18 with matches featuring local and foreign teams competing for the Charity Cup that is being played for the first time.

Thai buddhism in the next decade

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Ten years ago, some observers were voicing doubts about whether the increasing popularity of meditation retreats among the middle class would just be a passing fad. What we are witnessing today has shown that the meditation retreats are still growing and steadily expanding into all sectors of the middle class.

The quest for parity

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Being born female is the result of bad karma. Women are innately inferior to men in wisdom and other spiritual qualities. The male form is the better vehicle for spiritual progress. These are the traditional _ deeply rooted and arguably still widely held _ views found in many Buddhist countries, Thailand included, despite there being no dispute of the Buddha's own unequivocal confirmation that...

Enviable Equilibrium

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

As I was trying to take a shot of this man working in the Mae Klong delta in Samut Songkhram province, I learned something new: extracting fish from a river is a lot harder than picking them up in the market; to be successful, one needs to have a very good sense of balance and be adept at throwing a net.

Cultural Heritage

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Stepping inside Bang Luang Mosque in Bangkok's Thon Buri district, a group of visitors was overwhelmed by its tranquility, happy to leave behind the bustling traffic noise from the nearby street.

Privileged to do business

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thailand Tatler recently honoured Daranee Charoen-Rajapark as the woman who has made a significant difference for Thai business and society in the field of marketing. Receiving the prestigious award encouragingly starts off her 30th year in market research.

A flood of interest

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

During the floods in Thailand last November, I took an extended holiday in Myanmar. I visit the country once or twice a year, finding it the most interesting and unique in all of Asia. When I go to the town of Nyaungshwe in Shan State, near the famous Inle Lake, I always drop by Shwe Yan Pyay Kyaung, one of the old monasteries in town. It's an eye-catching old teakwood building with huge oval...

A comedy legend with a passion for preservation

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

To millions of Thai soap opera fans, Anand Bunnag is a popular comedy actor, but those who know him well are aware that he is also a serious plant lover and conservationist of native Thai flora and fauna. We were discussing orchids with Anand after dinner at his home recently and he offered to show us his latest collection. ''The atmosphere is different if you look at plants at night,'' he said,...

'Top' happily no longer in poll position

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

If Varawut "Top" Silpa-archa could have just one wish, this is what it would be: "I'd really want to give all the judges a kiss on the cheek." He's referring to justices from the Constitution Court who on Dec 2, 2008, disbanded his Chart Thai Party and banned its executives, Top included, from politics for five years.