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Rethinking sustainability -- while there's still time
Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/12/2018
» According to the United Nations Environmental Programme, every year 8-15 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans, killing marine life and entering the human food chain. According to a study by Ocean Conservancy, a Washington-based environmental advocacy group, five Asian countries (China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand) account for some 60% of all that plastic waste swirling around the sea.
Serving the hearing-impaired
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 27/11/2018
» To mark the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Dec 5, the Foundation for the Deaf under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in collaboration with Rajavithi Hospital under the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Medical Services is holding a charity project to help hearing-impaired children.
A major milestone
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 27/11/2018
» There are approximately 440,000 Thai adults and children living with the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, according to statistics from UNAids, equivalent to 0.6% of the entire population. Fortunately, over 70% of all HIV-infected cases have received antiretroviral drugs, which means a lot to their quality of life.
A visual feast
B Magazine, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/11/2018
» A visit to Vatican City can cause a neck sprain due to its 360 degrees of sheer beauty. It is simply a visual feast.
A new age for old age
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/11/2018
» The population aged 60 or above is growing at an exponential rate. Last year, the world was home to roughly 962 million elderly people, according to the United Nations' World Population Ageing Report. That is more than twice the 1980 figure, when there were only 382 million worldwide. By 2050, the number is expected to reach 2.1 billion.
The truth about cats and dogs
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/10/2018
» Aunt Chutima has adopted 70 stray cats and 30 stray dogs in her neighbourhood of Ang Thong province. Yet she never considers them to be a burden, even though she is partially blind. Each month, she spends over 10,000 baht on food for the abandoned animals that now call her place home.
Watch your heart
B Magazine, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/10/2018
» The newest version of the Apple Watch is inching towards becoming a medical device. With a built-in electrocardiogram, it is said to be the world's first wearable available to consumers over the counter to offer such medical functionality.
Indonesian relief efforts seek donations
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2018
» The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi late last month together with the tsunami that followed took the lives of at least 2,000 people. This makes it the deadliest quake to have devastated the country since 2006 and the deadliest in the world so far in 2018.
A moment of grace
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/10/2018
» After attending to a lady at his outpatient clinic in Chulalongkorn Hospital, a few hours later Dr Kris Chatamra saw her sitting under a scorching Sun underneath a flyover nearby.
Old meets new
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/09/2018
» The latest department store in Italy's capital, Rinascente took 11 years to build, attesting to the truth of the saying that Rome wasn't built in a day.