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...quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Visitors who want to enjoy the jungle treks and wildlife of remote northern Thailand in five-star comfort will have their wish granted when Four Seasons opens its "tented camp" in February 2006. Located near the town of Chiang Saen in Thailand's northernmost province, Chiang Rai, the resort (fourseasons.com/goldentriangle) will offer sweeping views of the Mekong River and the jungles of Laos...
Kitti Manoonphol, the dashing 31-year-old Thai jewelry designer whose outrageous creations appear on the necks and wrists of Thai princesses and reigning beauty queens (Miss Thailand and Miss World among them), is setting his sights on the wider world. And his latest collection (which can be viewed at kittijewelry.com) might just help him get there. "Contemporary ethnic arts," the phrase adopted by Kitti to describe his latest work, barely does justice to his audacious combination of ancient bead-working techniques and modern junk. Visitors to his "art space" (read: store), on Bangkok's rapidly gentrifying Silom Road...
...sugar exporter in the world, from being a net importer 30 years ago. European sugar is made from sugar beets grown in such unlikely places as Finland, better known as a mobile-phone producer. That hurts poor countries much better suited to producing sugar, such as Haiti, Mozambique and Thailand...
...what's left for Bivens--a 14 handicap at her best--to shoot for? Plenty, especially on the global front. "On just about any Sunday morning, the leaderboard looks like the U.N. roll call," she says. The LPGA Tour will probably add a stop in Thailand in 2006, and Bivens is talking about China next. Back home, she'll expand an LPGA marketing campaign that spotlights players' personalities. The tag line: These Girls Rock! --By Jeff...
...This denial presents a dilemma for Thailand, which enjoys good relations with North Korea. Sihasak Phuangketkaew, a Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman, says, "We have considerable grounds to think this is the same person, but we want to leave the door open, and we want to work with the North Koreans on this...