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19/05/2012 : Be it fairy tales and fables or just little poems like The Clod and the Pebble, bedtime stories make up a big part of parenting history. For a long, long time, parents worldwide have used them to help their children relax and fall asleep more easily.
Future is in the palm of his hand

19/05/2012 : Twenty years ago, Thanom Phu-ngern envisioned a future in which others saw only futility and frustration.

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EXPAT SCENE
Don't try to change it
17/05/2012 : Jim Napier began his long association with Thailand more than 20 years ago. In 1992, he was sent from his native Scotland as a representative of Carlsberg to a joint venture in Bangkok, which was then named Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (now ThaiBev).
Street Stylist
18/05/2012 : It all started from being a graphic designer at Bakery Music. When the record label expanded to print, I helped set up Katch magazine until I became the editor-in-chief. I worked for Popteen and Delicious magazines afterwards. When I worked at Bakery Music, some foreign blogger took my photo and posted it on a street fashion site. Since then, I've been obsessed with street style as individual expression through clothes. When I established Cheeze, I put the main focus on street fashion photos. I've been in the publishing industry 13 or 14 years now.
Piecing it together
18/05/2012 : If we were to see the world like a child, we would realise there are so many unanswered questions staring us right in the face; at restaurants, on the street, pretty much everywhere we look. But don't fret, as we've done some digging and tackled questions you have never even thought to ask. Here are the little-known origins of eight things to bore your date or people at a party with. Don't say we never teach you anything.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
18/05/2012 : Well, Guru doesn’t and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
PEOPLE
Looking through the lens of children's rights
18/05/2012 : To many people, a Ministry of Education regulation that stipulates a specific hair length for female students in public schools may not appear worthy of discussion by a United Nations committee. But for 17-year-old Munlika Hutamai, who had a chance to voice her opinions about the rights of children in Thailand to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this year, the issue reflects what she sees as a major obstacle towards the realisation of children's rights in Thailand: The attitude of adults towards children.
EARTHALERT
'All clear' was premature
17/05/2012 : Environmentalists have criticised the authorities for their handling of a recent explosion and fire at BST Elastomers Co Ltd in Map Ta Phut industrial estate and for deliberately downplaying the fact that residents of 18 nearby communities are still being exposed on a daily basis to toxic levels of a noxious substance.
It's easy being green
17/05/2012 : All it takes is a small blip in the system to remind us of our dependence on nature.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Lost in the fantastical world of fiction
15/05/2012 : Reading is a family activity that John Rattanaveroj, musician and TV personality, shares with his son.
SMARTCHOICE
Cool ways to cut electric costs
14/05/2012 : Even though the rainy season has officially started, the hot weather persists. This lingering heat is particularly irksome for householders trying to make ends meet, especially in the wake of a recent announcement that there's to be another hike in the cost of electricity.
FACES&PLACES
Gracias!
14/05/2012 : While touring Cha-am and surrounding areas, including temples, I came across Wat Cha-am and went inside to have a look. What I saw inside was amazing, real hardwood floors so polished you can almost see your face in the reflection. After walking around the inside of the temple, I saw these two monks reading with the morning sunlight shining through the small openings in the wall. After taking photos, they asked if I wanted to stay for a meal, how kind was that? For people to not even know you and yet ask you to join them for a free meal was heart-warming.