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Flood blame for Aswin falls short of axe
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/10/2017
» When learning that Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang daringly announced he would take sole responsibility for the catastrophic flood that slammed most parts of Bangkok on Saturday morning, I thought he wouldn't make it to his first anniversary as head of City Hall this week.
Telling tales
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/09/2013
» To many, folklore and storytelling are only analogue forms of children's entertainment that happened to be around before the invention of digital media. But to Wajuppa Tossa, they are disappearing cultural roots of the people. And she's trying to revive them for the current generation and those that follow.
No longer in a pickle
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/09/2013
» From a common food for all, pickled vegetables have sometimes been associated with an unhealthy diet over the past couple of years.
Fruits of success
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/04/2013
» It's good to get entrepreneur and designer Kawee Kokiatikul frustrated sometimes. His disgruntlement over news of angry farmers dumping produce such as lychees and longans in a protest against low prices six years ago inspired him to create the Chiang Mai beverage brand Maa Jai Dum (black-hearted dog). He was determined to use local fruits as ingredients.
A bike fit for Bangkok
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/01/2013
» Bangkok poses a special set of challenges to those brave souls who choose to travel on two wheels. The mixture of narrow streets, typically choked with heavy traffic, and broad, multi-lane avenues that cover large expanses, but which can be hazardous because of speeding motorists, makes this ever-expanding metropolis of ours a very difficult place to negotiate with a single-purpose bicycle.