Reluctantly giving the new venue a chance, I had to admit that the drinks were pretty special, the setting rather cool and the many fusion dishes quite fascinating.
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Talking about any of 14 business ventures, ranging from his family’s property, furniture businesses and his position as a Director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
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Gay marriage, anyone? The confounding duel standard of crime and punishment for the rich and the poor is also a long running and depressing global theme.
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I have always been interested in asking awkward questions and have drifted in and out of philosophy all my life.
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I have become intellectually moribund. People think that just because I can write well and speak well I therefore must also think. But no.
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There have been attempts by the sensible to encourage temples to at least give some explanations as to why this tradition is still maintained
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Now, I am aware that there are some who might not see a concerted decision to spend hours on end jiggling my joystick in front of a computer screen as worthy of a
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The fact that we got enough ducks in a row for UNESCO’s approval is pretty impressive, considering the lack of direction or support from the local or national
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As I write this in late October, that moment is a shimmering promise following what is going to be a crazy month. In the days when our company — and media in
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Unlike the distrust created through centuries of conflict with the Burmese, the Shans have assimilated extremely well into Thailand, especially here in Chiang Mai.
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What gets me all adither is that fake news is the deliberate spreading of misinformation, so when you accuse someone of being an agent of concocted materials
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Every year at around this time I kick myself and issue forth a stream of expletives because every year around this time I realise I have once again missed the Bun
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