• OPINION

  Keep calm – and keep hands off the art

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/01/2023

  » The urban art landscape in Thailand was marred earlier this month when a popular contemporary installation of a white buffalo called Kwai Calm was broken by a drunk British tourist who attempted to climb atop the sculpture, which stands in front of Samyan Mitrtown.

• LIFE

  Are dietary supplements safe?

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/07/2016

  » The Thai tropical plant ma mui, or Mucuna pruriens, was on the public radar last year after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged farmers to grow them instead of rice to cope with drought. The herb recently made newspaper headline again when a 21-year-old woman in the southern province of Trang was found dead earlier this month after taking four capsules of ma mui supplements -- samples she received after becoming a member of a direct-sale business selling the supplement product.

• LIFE

  A close-up view of Siamese fighting fish

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/04/2019

  » Following the announcement naming the Siamese fighting fish as Thailand's national aquatic animal earlier this year, Iconsiam is holding "The Iconic Siamese Fighting Fish", an event aimed to highlight the value of the water creature, from April 19-23 at Iconsiam on Charoen Nakhon Road.

• LIFE

  As tough as old boots

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/04/2016

  » After Anong Kerdhung was diagnosed with leprosy, the first thought that crossed his mind was that he wished to no longer exist.

• LIFE

  Same but different

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/06/2020

  » As Thailand officially enters the rainy season according to the Thai Meteorological Department announcement released last month, the country is also gearing towards a bad flu season.

• THAILAND

  Designer babies

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2019

  » Twin girls Lulu and Nana are no ordinary children. Claimed as the world's first gene-edited babies, they quickly came under the global spotlight from the moment they came into this world. Now they are being received with great interest and curiosity among not just doctors and scientists but also many people around the world. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) had to set up a special panel to look at the technique through which the twins were conceived.

• THAILAND

  The time to combat plastic is now

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 02/07/2018

  » It comes as no surprise that Thailand is among five Asian countries -- together with China, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines -- that are responsible for more than half of the 8 million tonnes of plastic waste dumped into the world's oceans every year, according to a 2015 Ocean Conservancy Report. The people of Thailand use over 70 billion plastic bags a year.

• THAILAND

  The measles minefield

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/06/2018

  » Thailand at first didn't seem to be much affected by the unprecedented outbreaks of measles reported earlier this year to have wrecked havoc in several European countries, especially Romania and Italy.

• LIFE

  Worth the shot?

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/11/2017

  » The much-awaited winter in Thailand, which officially began last month according to the Meteorological Department, brings with it not just a short-lasting cool breeze but also the spread of the influenza virus.

• LIFE

  Finding its level

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/06/2017

  » After two heavy downpours over the past couple of weeks, citizens have come to realise that Bangkok, even with seven drainage tunnels, is still vulnerable to flooding.

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