• OPINION

  Soft power sells best when not force-fed

  Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2023

  » South Korea knows how to sell its products. Apart from K-entertainment, the country has also popularised K-merchandise through pop culture. From fried chicken and ramyeon cup noodles to egg drop sandwiches and soju, instant coffee and dietary supplements, we have seen countless products from South Korea in series and movies successfully create a huge customer base in Thailand.

• OPINION

  For children, food should be equal

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023

  » Food -- how it is prepared and consumed -- can be a reflection of social status. A commonly available ingredient cooked in lower- or middle-class kitchens can be seen as mediocre, but the same thing prepared by a renowned chef and served in a star-studded restaurant can be a symbol of wealth.

• OPINION

  Time to stop bullying

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/03/2023

  » Images of students being bullied in school resurfaced following the worldwide premiere of The Glory, a 16-episode series which shines a spotlight on bullying, the dark side of wealth and power, as well as the importance of good parenting.

• 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.

• OPINION

  National child seat law rooted in science

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/05/2022

  » After years of debate, Thailand finally has a law that requires small children to be in child seats in cars.

• OPINION

  Lessons from Korea on soft power

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/03/2022

  » South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae recently bagged the Best Actor title at the 27th Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month. This makes him the first Korean actor to take home the Best Actor accolade in the Drama Series category. Lee is known internationally for his lead role in the nine-episode survival drama Squid Game.

• OPINION

  Coming to terms with what's in your head

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/07/2019

  » After a verse about fresh nuts sold at a floating market in Thailand -- yet sung by the world's darling chipmunk brothers Chip and Dale -- took social media by storm, people started to share comments about how they could not get the music out of their head.

• OPINION

  Zombie land

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/02/2019

  » In the Netflix original series Kingdom, the virtuous crown prince Lee Chang gallops off to a faraway land in search of an ancient doctor to help him unravel the mysterious circumstances of his father's death. Meanwhile, a wicked nobleman tries to resurrect the king for his own nefarious purposes. But in so doing, he turns the dead king into a bloodthirsty zombie. And we all know what a zombie bite does to its victim. A zombie plague ensues, spreading throughout the land.

• OPINION

  A lesson in moderation

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/07/2017

  » When the Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on living life in moderation more than 2,500 years ago, he might not have appreciated the fact that people are greedy these days.

• OPINION

  A talisman called mindfulness

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/01/2016

  » Besides resolutions to exercise more, smoke less and get better organised, another most discussed New Year topic is about the inauspicious year or what's known amongst Thais as <i>pee chong</i>.

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