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  Light up the night

  24 May 2013 : The stupa displaying holy relics of Lord Buddha, where worshippers can gather during today's Visakha Bucha Day celebrations, lights up Sanam Luang at night. One of the most important days in Buddhism, Visakha Bucha marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Lord Buddha. With the permission of His Majesty the King, every year Sanam Luang hosts the celebration, with Buddhists from all over the country travelling to the capital for the special opportunity to worship the holy relics.

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  Thai stars shine at Cannes

  24 May 2013 : While Ryan Gosling might have been missing in action at Cannes, Thai celebrities were out in force.

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  Long live their new king!

  29 Apr 2013 : Before you leave home tomorrow, make sure to don something of an orange hue. For that's the colour of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau, whose members will be attending the formal abdication of Queen Beatrix in the morning (3pm Tuesday, Thai time) followed by the investiture of her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, as that country's new monarch.

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  SANOOK

  Here in Thailand, we really give a sh*t

  28 Apr 2013 : With five minutes to go before the meeting, I need to make sure Natthapon has all the required documents. But Natthapon is nowhere to be found. A cigarette break no doubt.

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  LIFE ABROAD

  The all-Thai American dream team

  28 Apr 2013 : In the early 1890s, when my grandfather Arthur Eckardt arrived in New York from Germany, he couldn't speak a word of English. Waiting for him at the dock was his big brother Otto. Arthur came strutting down the gangplank, proud of the big hat he wore: a high crowned, broad billed hat like Otto Von Bismarck's that symbolised that he had risen from an apprentice to a journeyman to a master ironmonger. Otto grabbed the hat off his head and threw it into the East River.

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  GREEN FINGERS

  For beauty and variety, it's fern, baby fern

  28 Apr 2013 : Some plants are grown because they have beautiful flowers, yet there are plants which are treasured even when they never bloom. Ferns belong to the latter category; plant fanciers love them because they are decorative, add freshness to their surroundings, and give a feeling of coolness even during the height of summer. Thailand has more than 700 species of fern, which come in many different forms, so you never run out of new ones to add to your collection. What's more, some ferns form mutations that can at times bear little or no resemblance to the mother plant, which adds to the excitement of growing them.

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  SLICE OF LIFE

  Top of his game

  27 Apr 2013 : If there is one similarity between being a sportsman and hotelier, for Wim Fagel it is the need for both to perform to the best of their capabilities.

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  BOOKMARKS

  Extreme exertion

  27 Apr 2013 : Some exercise is undoubtedly better than none, but if people go beyond moderate amount, it can cause problems.

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  TIMEPIECE

  Pride of Siam limited edition

  26 Apr 2013 : Leading Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet and PMT The Hour Glass, retailer of specialist timepieces and Audemars Piguet's distributor in Thailand, recently unveiled the latest Audemars Piguet "Pride" limited edition - the Royal Oak Offshore chronograph "Pride of Siam", an auspicious timepiece specially created for Thailand.

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  Follow your star

  26 Apr 2013 : Dear Capricorn, you deal with issues swiftly. Circumstances work in your favour. Gains from an investment, lucky draw, or land sale is on the cards. Being selfish and self-centred drives your lover away.

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  Marie Claire's celebration of excellence

  25 Apr 2013 : Marie Claire Thailand recently hosted a casual rendezvous to bring together representatives from leading beauty brands who have won this year's Marie Claire Prix d'Excellence da la Beaute awards. The luncheon, held at Le Normandie, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, proceeded in a friendly and warm atmosphere.

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  Low energy living

  24 Apr 2013 : As summer tortures us with strangulating heat, the shutdown of gas pipelines in Myanmar earlier this month threw the whole nation into panic. The campaign for energy saving is running into conflict because air conditioning is as necessary as the air itself, but conservation starts at home, and we talk to three people who believe it's still possible to do our bit to reduce energy consumption

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