At the front of the shop a young man climbs up a ladder, stretching from the last rung to arrange rolls of sah mulberry paper handed up to him. Balanced up near the ceiling, his small frame leans into the high shelf, and he works quickly and with ease.
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Dr Vichai Chokewiwat, former chairman of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO), has attributed the unprecedented success of compulsory licensing of anti-Aids drugs over the past few years to a lady behind the scenes - the retired Assoc Prof Sumlee Jaidee.
The British Embassy, in conjunction with Central Retail, the Bangkok Post, British Airways and the British Council, recently launched a ''Climate Change Poster Competition'' aimed at raising awareness and understanding of climate change issues among young Thais.