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British Polo Day

07/02/2012 : 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.

Central hands out flood aid

23/01/2012 : Nearly 2,000 families of flood victims in Phichit province had a reason to smile after they received household goods from the Central Group to help them return to normal life as quickly as possible.

Courageous convictions

19/01/2012 : 'When we came back and saw the state of our school, we didn't know where to begin. We didn't know what to touch first or pick up first," said Janaprakal "Khru Chang" Chandruang.

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Book Recovery Gains Steam

10/01/2012 : As they stepped inside the residence of famed writer Suchart Sawatsri, a group of visitors were taken aback by the damp, murky smell that shrouded the place. The prominent muddy stain on the walls suggested the place had been inundated for weeks.

Making a difference

09/01/2012 : For the first time recently 60 Muslim students from Thailand's three southernmost provinces _ Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat _ had a chance to spend two whole weeks in Bangkok. They enjoyed every moment of their stay and at the end of it they were a completely transformed bunch.

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A colourful way to help kids

02/01/2012 : When thinking of children with special needs, an image that often springs to mind is the one that we have seen on the front of donation boxes _ the sad face, the pleading eyes, the helplessness and the need for sympathy. Rosalina Alexander of The Rainbow Room, a special needs awareness centre in Bangkok, resolves to change that.

Fonts for the flood

29/12/2011 : Despite the improvement in the flood situation, which has brought life back to near normal, the impact of the disaster is one that cannot be expected to flow so easily out of the lives of Thai people. Affecting more than 1.6 million people, Thailand's worst flood in 30 years has turned many aspects of the country upside down; prices increased alongside the water level, highways turned into parking lots, and crocodiles appeared in backyards.

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A New Year gift from L'Oreal Thailand

28/12/2011 : After their immediate needs have been attended to, the victims of natural disasters the world over voice a common theme they want to get their lives back as quickly as possible. When your family home is still under metres of flood water and you are making do in a government shelter with hundreds of other victims of Thailands recent unprecedented flooding, getting your life back though, requires more than a little patience.

Rosemary Whitcraft, Rip

28/12/2011 : Rosemary Whitcraft, a prominent long-time American resident of Thailand, passed away peacefully in the early afternoon of Christmas Day at Bangkok's Bumrungrad International Hospital surrounded by her family.

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Heads Barely Above water

27/12/2011 : Some of the most vulnerable members of our society are still reeling from the effects of the extended flood. Here's a short list of institutions or organisations who badly need your help. Extend a bit of seasonal cheer to those who suffered most during the deluge by making a donation in cash or in kind (seeds for food crops, building materials, furniture, computers, etc) or by volunteering some of your time, energy or technical know-how

Bringing colour to kids' lives

26/12/2011 : The Rainbow Room Foundation and Art Connection present "The Art of Making A Rainbow", an exhibition of photography and sound installation at the Museum Siam, from Jan 3-29 next year.