Showing 1 - 10 of 48
City slum clusters demand special care
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 06/05/2021
» Just when we were made to believe that the Thong Lor cluster had subsided, the Klong Toey cluster emerged.
Stop the fancy words in battle against Covid
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/04/2021
» The small drop in the number of new Covid-19 new cases to under 2,000 yesterday may look like a good sign.
Vaccines don't mean you can't infect others
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/04/2021
» 'Don't worry, I already received my first vaccination shot [against Covid-19]. I won't be infected," the taxi driver told me confidently, almost in a carefree manner, when I asked him to put his face-mask on.
Government still plays the virus blame game
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/01/2021
» Almost three weeks after the first Covid infection in a Samut Sakhon seafood market was detected, the government still plays the blame game, with migrant workers as a convenient target. Am I surprised?
How about GPS trackers in govt motorcades?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/10/2019
» When Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob decided to make a U-turn on his controversial proposal to install Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in all privately owned vehicles that he had put forth not more than 48 hours before, I have to say I was rather disappointed.
Must-visit cultural sites evoke pride
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/05/2019
» The 10 must-see cultural sites as announced by the Ministry of Culture have raised eyebrows and drawn criticism.
Is Leipzig set to be the new Berlin?
B Magazine, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2017
» 'Why don't you check out the Spinnerei? My son and I go there a lot," said a man who was hanging out with his young son by the canal, as I asked him for directions to the old industrial part of Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony, Germany.
The urban biker
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/06/2014
» In a crazy city like New York, people still ride bicycles. It’s one of the most practical modes of transport, as mentioned in Casey Neistat’s foreword to New York Bike Style. (A few years ago, the American filmmaker makes a short video mocking the impracticality of New York bike lanes. In the clip, he actually gets a ticket for not riding a bicycle in the bike lane — which is often blocked by things like trash cans, construction ladders, even a police car!)
Nat Geo’s take on the world
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/05/2014
» A picture says a thousand words. But those published by the National Geographic, famous for their journalistic photography, say even more.
All things chocolate
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/04/2014
» Chocolate, Chocolate & More Chocolate is the only title fit for this book. It features everything about chocolate. The author Elie Tarrab not only offers dozens of recipes about the sweet treat, but also turns professional chocolate-making into a piece of cake for amateurs.