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  Children the winners at art auction

  26 May 2013 : Thai art took centre stage at the recent charity auction organised at the Dusit Thani Hotel Bangkok by the Thai Maternal and Child Health Network under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Srirasm.

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  Love story anchored in angkor shines light on past

  26 May 2013 : Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples are among mankind's most mystical and beautiful feats of architecture and sculpture. Beyond the passage of kings and the flows and ebbs of invasions, however, little is known of their creation and the daily life of the people at the time. While many modern-day Cambodians and visitors alike are moved by the remaining monuments and artistic beauty, not much has been written of their historical context.

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• Lost for words

  20 May 2013 : I still remember the day Chai came back to class after meeting a girl during our gap hour when we were still in college. Pat was her name. She had perfectly light, fair skin and she was decked out in pearl earrings, a costly print scarf and a status handbag, according to his description.

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  Rod Stewart back on top again

  20 May 2013 : Veteran rocker Rod Stewart notched his first UK number one album for 34 years as "Time", his first LP of new material for 20 years, shot to the top of the charts.

• Cannes Report: The Coens and Dutch gallows humour

  20 May 2013 : The hottest ticket in Cannes over the weekend is, surprisingly, a pre-Bob Dylan tale of a struggling folk singer steeped in his own hilarious myth: "Inside Llewyn Davis" is the new film by Joel and Ethan Coen starring Oscar Isaac as the title character, with the supporting act by Carey Mulligan (redeeming herself quite nicely from the nonsense of "The Great Gatsby", which opened Cannes last Wednesday) and Justin Timberlake, among others.

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  Lost for words

  20 May 2013 : I still remember the day Chai came back to class after meeting a girl during our gap hour when we were still in college. Pat was her name. She had perfectly light, fair skin and she was decked out in pearl earrings, a costly print scarf and a status handbag, according to his description.

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  Songs of hope

  20 May 2013 : To light hope for women inmates and the underprivileged, the Kamlangjai (Inspire) Project, initiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha, is organising a concert.

• Rediscover Chiang Mai

  20 May 2013 : Discover Chiang Mai with new eyes at the Chiang Mai Revisited Exhibition "Roaming and Learning: The Moat Area".

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  Concert in memory of late princess

  20 May 2013 : HRH Princess Soamsawali will be attending "A Classical Music Performance in Commemoration of the Late HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana", a concert co-organised by the Department of Cultural Promotion and the Fund for Classical Music Promotion, of which Princess Galyani was the patron. It will take place in the Thailand Cultural Centre's small auditorium this Thursday, starting at 7.30pm.

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  BOOK REVIEWS

  Red tape

  20 May 2013 : Few people who have pulled up stakes in Country A and put them down in Country B know what they have let themselves in for. They may expect different customs, mores, traditions and have a basic knowledge of the language. But the red tape involved in integrating will try his (or her) patience to the extreme.

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  BOOK BRIEF

  Getting to know gods

  20 May 2013 : Has anyone ever wondered about gods? A belief in gods exists all around the world. Ancient tales vary, yet they have been retold through generations. Fantastic and fictitious tales and academic readings have been published about them.

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  INTERVIEW

  Picking at the Buffett

  20 May 2013 : Because she became a bestselling author with an investment guidebook on her former father-in-law Warren Buffett, it seems impossible for Mary Buffett to be seen as an individual, a person separate from the shadow of the famous billionaire.

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