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A water boost
Life, Noko, Published on 13/06/2017
» Like how gut microbes perform various functions such as digestion and synthesis of vitamins and amino acids, skin flora plays a vital role as a protective "fourth layer" and in supplying nutrients to keep the skin in a healthy condition.
Making the cut
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/05/2017
» During this time when Bangkok is being hit with unseasonal rainstorms, one of the major concerns many have when commuting and walking through the streets is the long row of trees -- big, tall, green, and with their branches entangled in power lines. It's an embodiment of possible danger ready to strike down unsuspecting souls.
In memorandum
Muse, Published on 13/05/2017
» Little Forest 2 -- Check Dam Building, Honouring Beloved King Project
Songkran in 2097
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran, Songkran, Songkran. We know what you're all about. Thousands of stories are written about you every year. Stories of the good deeds done; the hottest water guns; who was fined B100 for showing more skin than deemed appropriate and how many gallons of the not-to-be-named-liquid-that-causes sheer-and-utter-inebriation was consumed over the New Year... we've been celebrating Songkran for years so we know the drill.
Greener pastures
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 11/04/2017
» Chulalongkorn University celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with the grand opening of the new CU Centenary Park, a 29 rai plot of green space located along Soi Chula 9, in the Suan Luang area. The March 26 event was attended by dignitaries from the university, as well as HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who is herself an alumni of the university's Faculty of Arts.
Harvesting a new breed of farmer
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 10/01/2017
» The Pid Thong Lang Phra Foundation, an offshoot of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, recently held an eight-day trip for a group of farmers from the southern Yala province, bringing them to Khon Kaen province in the Northeast, where they saw the methods and benefits of King Rama IX's sufficiency economy philosophy first hand.
Branching out
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/11/2016
» After two decades in showbiz, TV superstar Khemupsorn "Cherry" Sirisukha has found herself a new calling. She dreams of replanting the country's forests. While the sight of denuded mountains may have shocked the public earlier this year and sprang different groups to action, the actress said it was rather the dried up creeks and rivers that triggered her and her friends' awareness of the country's environmental crisis.
For country and the world
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/11/2016
» In 1965, Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province became the country's first wildlife sanctuary. It is home to more than 500,000 rai of forest ground occupied by elephants, tigers, bulls and countless other species of beasts and plants. The sanctuary -- composed of dry evergreen, dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forest depending on the altitude -- is packed with an abundance of natural resources. Unfortunately, the sanctuary attracts intruders who try to seek profits from its abundance.
All I need is the air that I breathe
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 20/11/2016
» 'Please introduce air plant farms in the Bangkok area," an email I received recently requested. I am sure there are hobbyists growing air plants in their gardens or balconies, but because of high land prices, I doubt it if there are plant nurseries in Bangkok. Be that as it may, I went to my favourite haunt, the Chatuchak midweek market, last Wednesday to ask around.
The struggle to plough on
Life, Published on 14/11/2016
» There are about 10 million rice farmers in Thailand and throughout history farmers have been known as the backbone of the nation. But the long-running, seemingly unsolvable crisis over the price of rice and the stigma of poverty that has plagued Thai rice farmers for decades have driven farmers' sons and daughters to leave the fields to pursue more secure and well-paid professions, often in the city. Life talks to four of the offspring of farmers on why they turned their backs on their families' vocation — practised over several generations — and whether they will return to the fields one day.