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Finding faith in few words

14/02/2012 : If God is great and benevolent, why does s/he cause pain and calamity to Earth in the form of natural disaster? Those who cannot find answers turn to the probable empirical evidence called science that to some certain extent demystifies natural phenomena.
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14/02/2012 : HP invites interested high-school students to enter the ''HP Smart Magazine Contest'' to vie for scholarships worth more than 200,000 baht and many other prizes.

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A day with VRZO
27/01/2012 : Have you ever wondered how many people would choose "bananas and a muscular man" over "milk and a pretty girl" if they were the sole castaway on an island? Do you want to know how many girls out there would allow their boyfriends to take pictures of them naked? How many guys prefer beautiful dumb girls over intelligent homely ones? How many ladyboys would try to win over a man she liked?
PREVIEW
Raiders of the archives
27/01/2012 : A rich trove of archival treasures, footage collages, rare moving image intrigues and post-post-avant-gardism experiments is ready for an onslaught beginning tomorrow at the 6th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF 6). Under the theme "Raiding the Archives", BEFF 6 continues the spirit (bordering on cinematic spiritualism) of experimental cinema as a form of cultural and artistic investigation, this time with the emphasis on the relationship between moving images and our perception and interpretation of history.
MOVIE REVIEW
Disappointing crop
27/01/2012 : Starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. In Spanish with Thai and English subtitles. At selected cinemas.
Cooking up a storm
27/01/2012 : In the 1990s, an innovative cooking competition on Japanese TV became a cult sensation and spawned many versions of Iron Chef. Now two decades later the craze is set to sweep here and Iron Chef Thailand is ready to cook up some great entertainment after its first airing on Wednesday on Channel 7, and every Wednesday night hereafter.
QUEER EYE
Daring to speak its name
26/01/2012 : Shortly after we embraced the arrival of 2012 there was good tidings for the LGBT community when several local newspapers broke the story of two gay men from the South who found each other through Facebook and went on to solemnise their relationship by hosting a traditional wedding, which was attended by both sets of parents. Since same-sex marriage is not legal in Thailand, all the guys gained from the ceremony was a happy memory and recognition of the union by their nearest and dearest.
Cash cow at ATM
26/01/2012 : Only three weeks into 2012 and we've already had the first Thai blockbuster movie: The romantic comedy ATM: Err Rak Error raked in nearly 60 million baht after six days since it opened last week, and studio GTH was so pleased and so confident at the film's box-office power that it threw a party to celebrate the 100-million revenue mark yesterday.
Painting for a greener future
26/01/2012 : To raise awareness of environmental issues, The Mall Group has joined forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to organises the Tunza International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment. Youngsters between the ages of 6 and 14 are invited to submit art created under the theme, "green communities".
Homrong tunes
26/01/2012 : The Dontree, Kawee, Silp programme will present a set of songs from Homrong, the TV remake of the 2004 hit film, which is currently on air on Thai PBS channel.
Her voice will live on
26/01/2012 : It was a great loss to the Thai entertainment industry yesterday, as national artist Churee Osiri died of natural causes in Chiang Rai province at the age of 83.
RETAIL
Asia Books eyes 25% revenue growth
25/01/2012 : Asia Books Co expects revenue growth of 20-25% to 1.2 billion baht this year thanks to an aggressive business expansion since last year.