Reader's Digest

This issue is special, with a focus on His Majesty the King that runs from a photographic portrait on the cover to stories inside about HM's life and many accomplishments.

Published on December 19, 2007

Reader’s Digest

One article describes the King's interest in promoting sustainable and humble lifestyles. It spotlights his teachings for various occasions and asks readers to consider his encouragements to Thais to be physically and mentally strong, sincere, modest and kind.

Helping to change the colour of the King's jackets every once in a while, Chupat Chuto is the man who inherited from his father the honour of being one of HM's tailors. He reveals some salient facts about his royal service, such as that HM prefers having his old clothes mended rather than having new ones made.

Then meet the man in the yellow polo shirt from the plane crash in Phuket last September. Paiboon Paphan was only an ordinary passenger but his extraordinary heart made him a hero. Despite knowing that the plane could explode any second, Paiboon returned to help other passengers escape.

Are sound and noise pollution really that different in their effects? Reader's Digest has done an experiment on noise pollution in Asian cities and found that it's a significant risk to people's health. Unfortunately, Bangkok is high up on the list of the most polluted cities in the region.

Meanwhile, there's new research that fathers as well as mothers have an important role to play in nurturing their young children.

compiled by worm boy

The Nation