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  Cannes report: 'A Touch of Sin' an early favourite

  18 May 2013 : Good year? Bad year? Average year? The question is common, extraneous, and yet on everyone’s lips after three days into the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

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  BEAUTY BEATPretty as a rose

  18 May 2013 : The rose is a symbol of many things, from love to beauty to balance. The flower was sacred to a number of goddesses including the Egyptian goddess of nature and magic, Isis, and the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. It has been used for beauty throughout history by women around the world, including Cleopatra who used rose water to get rid of dark skin spots.

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  Art of Moderation

  01 May 2013 : 'Lagom" is a Swedish word with no direct English equivalent, but 13 designers and artists who graduated in seven disciplines from renowned Swedish universities have come together to define the inspiring word with their arts.

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  See how it grows!

  01 May 2013 : We're a nation of rice growers, but that means that we too often take rice for granted. News on that front has been rather depressing of late, what with Thailand being toppled from the position of world's top rice exporter and the government's rice mortgage scheme tainted by accusations of rampant corruption and lack of official transparency. Not to mention the perennial financial problems faced by rice farmers; they are glorified as the backbone of our country yet they are often looked down upon and rarely given credit for the contribution they make to our dinner tables and our economy.

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  Sweet dreams are made of this

  30 Apr 2013 : It was 2am but Maneeya still tossed and turned. Although she'd had a glass of warm milk and went to bed earlier than normal hoping this would help her get a nice long sleep, the tricks didn't work. And counting sheep, plenty of sheep, was not enough to distract her racing thoughts.

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  Snoring and long-term health issues

  30 Apr 2013 : Wanchai used to be a noisy sleeper. His loud snoring not only annoyed his children but also made them worry that he might have an underlying health problem.

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  Focus shifts so construction workers share the spotlight

  30 Apr 2013 : Ralf Tooten, a German photographer who has been fascinated by the rapid changes in metropolitan Bangkok, has shifted his focus to the much less busy city of Ratchaburi.

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  Make your move

  30 Apr 2013 : The knights are called horses and the rooks are called boats, and that's just part of what distinguishes Thai chess from the version played internationally.

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  Pianist's Paganini rituals

  30 Apr 2013 : Top international pianist Stephen Hough will give his debut concert in Thailand, performing with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Singaporean conductor Darrell Ang.

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  CONCERT REVIEW

  One crowded hour

  30 Apr 2013 : The Radio Dept is no stranger to Thailand. Five years ago, the Swedes played an outdoor, large-scale gig, but this time around they were appropriately put in a smaller, more intimate venue that helped create the warm effect their music actually inspires.

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  Putting your heart to the test

  30 Apr 2013 : Concerning heart examinations, there are so many words that confuse people, and sometimes doctors too. What's the difference between the techniques? What does each of them do? Which one do you need?

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  COSMETICS

  From greasepaint to street sense

  30 Apr 2013 : Make-up has always been an essential element of theatre and over the years cosmetics manufacturers have taken innovations originally developed for the stage out onto the street.

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