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A great match

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

As part of the much-anticipated annual soccer game between students from Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, the cheerleaders of the 68th Chula-Thammasat Traditional Football Match have been unveiled. The cheerleaders, who have all passed a rigorous selection test, are not only the eye candy at the event but also do charitable deeds. The cheerleaders, as well as a group of...

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...

Free lecture on holistic healing

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Ken Rosen, a holistic health consultant and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialist, will give two complimentary lectureson Feb 15 and 16 at the Oriental Spa of Mandarin Oriental Hotel where he will be in residence one month, and daily thereafter until March 15.

Third-world MPV

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

One may be quick to point out that Toyota's new Avanza is merely an updated model of the first-generation model launched in 2004. However, the country's largest selling brand insists that its latest mini-MPV is all-new.

Keeping the spirit of the country

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work _ Thailand's Monarchy in Perspective is in the mould of official histories commissioned by democratic societies.

TALES FROM THE TREES

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The programme includes a number of Thai and international titles, feature-length and short, that aim to inspire the audience to live green and save the trees.

The scholar warrior

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

There are events and people in the history we are taught about in school that would fade from memory in the space age were it not for historical novels and cinema blockbusters. Even so, our minds are cloudy. Achilles? Oh, you mean Brad Pitt. Cleopatra? Elizabeth Taylor. Moses? Charlton Heston.

NEW BMW M6

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

- Should I just call them the coupe and cabriolet versions of the M5?

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.

Go easy on those sugary treats

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Many of us adore spoiling our loved ones with sweet things on St Valentine's Day, but it can often be hard to decide which type of confectionary _ chocolate, cakes, candy, fancy biscuits, ice cream, etc _ is best to indulge in and when to call a halt.

New bus route boosts Laos connections

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Transport Company announced a plan to introduce its air-conditioned bus service from Udon Thani in Thailand's Northeast to Vang Vieng in Laos soon.

Stars come out for dior 'Flagship Boutique'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Fashionistas and Dior fans crowded the lobby of the Emporium shopping centre recently to celebrate the opening of the new-look flagship boutique Dior Emporium. The management felt the original store was getting too claustrophobic, so they took over additional space and totally redesigned the interior, breaking down the 411 square metre space into walk-through rooms for an intimate salon...

Flushing out the potty mouths

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Wanpen was away from work yesterday but today she is back. Frail but animated.

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.

ON THE ROAD WITH MAZDA'S BT-50

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

These days, most pickup manufacturers make bold claims that their vehicles are very car-like to sit in and drive because they know that many customers don't actually treat them purely as workhorses.

THE AMAZING RACE

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

'The Race" at HOF Art's A+789 studio at Silom Galleria is an exhibition featuring four emerging artists exploring the theme of human existence. They use different media and have contrasting styles and approaches in their aim to present portrayals of the human condition.

Former D2B boyband sensation Worrawech Danuwong takes a dramatic turn in a film set for release on Tuesday, the latest undertaking in a short career that has been long on accomplishments

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

With such a long list of responsibilities, does he really have the time to laze around doing nothing?

FUNKY FELINE POUNCES IN FOR A PARTY

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

KITSCH CAT NO2/ VARIOUS ARTISTS

Balinese beat goes on

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Darting eyes. Flashing fingers. Shimmying shoulders. Fast footwork. Serene yet intense. A young and ornately attired female Balinese legong dancer mesmerises the audience, moving in sync to the tune created by about 20 male musicians in the Indian-inspired gamelan orchestra, a cousin of Thailand's piphat tradition. The performance takes place against the backdrop of an elaborate Balinese temple...

DISHARMONY IN DINNERWARE SIGN OF A CLOSE COMMUNITY

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

When a merit-making ceremony is held at a provincial temple and it is the type where meals are served, it will usually take place on the pavilion called the sala kanprien, an all-purpose structure. People will eat seated on the floor in groups of four or five, enjoying dishes arranged on trays.

Friends in need

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

- Young friendly male cat Masuka was rescued during a community outreach programme at a local temple. He was treated for cat flu and taken into the Scad adoption programme and is now looking for a home. Masuka is a very friendly cat, with a gorgeous smokey grey coat, and he adores playing with people's feet. Masuka is vaccinated and sterilised.

STARS COME OUT FOR DIOR 'FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

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.

Fashionable politics

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Republican Party has the liberty to call President Obama's fashion tie-in fundraiser "ritzy" if they want, but the truth remains that the president has managed to win the hearts of a bunch of people who could at times be regarded by the public as self-absorbed and apolitical _ the designers.