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  • LIFE

    From death comes life

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/09/2016

    » It's been a few months since Manop Guntanong lost his two-year-old pug Bulboo to a blood disease. As sad as it was, Manop and his family also faced a dilemma when the staff at Prasu Arthon Animal Hospital of Mahidol University -- a place Bulboo received treatment -- asked if they could have Bulboo's body as their ajarn yai. As with humans, ajarn yai (literally means "the headmaster") here refers to cadavers that are used for the anatomical study to further the knowledge of medical students or, in this case, veterinary students.

  • THAILAND

    Bridging the gap

    Spectrum, Published on 09/04/2017

    » 'The more I got to study major subjects, the more depressed I felt about being at university," said Varisa Tharawat, who is in her second year at Mahidol University but is a first-year student in the communication design department.

  • ADVANCED NEWS

    Classical music event in Bangkok

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2011

    » With violinist Jonathon Glonek (Chulalongkorn) and pianist Eri Nakagawa (Mahidol).

  • LIFE

    Covid's attack on the senses

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021

    » The bottom line: Covid-19 patients can experience loss of smell and taste.

  • LIFE

    The importance of testing

    Life, Published on 26/07/2021

    » Earlier this month, people camped out for free coronavirus tests only to be turned away. By 8pm, early birds had already started to line up in front of a temple for testing the next morning. When the rain poured down, a security guard let them take refuge inside while others were cocooned in their tents or slept on mattresses in the open.

  • OPINION

    Thai universities in drastic decline

    News, Published on 19/02/2018

    » Thai universities are failing abysmally, according to this year's Asia University Rankings (AUR). Seven of the top 10 Thai universities scored lower than last year, while two obtained the same ranking and only one advanced.

  • LIFE

    Concert features talented Thai flautists

    Life, Published on 19/07/2018

    » Blackbird Flute Quartet, a group of young passionate Thai flautists of different musical backgrounds, will give a flute recital at Sala Sudasiri Sobha concert hall, Lat Phrao 41, on Sunday at 4pm.

  • LIFE

    Sax star comes to town

    Life, Published on 30/10/2018

    » Muangboran, the great outdoor museum in Samut Prakan, will be the venue for an exclusive concert by contemporary saxophone superstar Kenny G on Nov 10 from 5pm.

  • LIFE

    A year of tears

    Life, Published on 13/10/2017

    » One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.

  • LIFE

    Rites or wrongs?

    Life, Published on 24/07/2017

    » Male freshmen were ordered to feel each other's crotch, lick each other's nipples and eat a disgusting mixture of pumpkin, fermented fish and discarded vegetables -- things that look like faeces. Refuse, and the senior would escalate the punishment.

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