EducationEducation
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Time for teacher
January 16 is a special time for Thai students to pay respects to their teachers, often by giving them flowers in gratitude for the knowledge and guidelines that the teachers have imparted to them.
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Dead despot
Kim Jong-un, centre-right, followed by his uncle Jang Song-thaek, walks beside the hearse carrying the body of his father Kim Jong-il at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang during the late leader's state funeral in North Korea on December 28. - EPA
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Boy band blues
In their debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction have a crush on a beautiful girl. She doesn't seem to realise how cute she is, which just makes the guys fancy her even more.
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Space cadet
A boy tries out a NASA astronaut suit at the BOI Fair, which will be held at Muang Thong Thani until January 20.
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Top teachers
Some of the kingdom's most stalwart educators have been honoured by the government for their commitment to their calling, despite sometimes life-threatening challenges.
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Night light biker
The weather is lovely. Night falls early and a number of Bangkok streets are now illuminated with decorative lights. Somehow, traffic after dusk tends to be lighter at this time of year.
