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Passport to prosperity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/03/2021
» May I see your vaccine passport? You will be asked to demonstrate proof of shots everywhere -- be it airports, shops or events -- until the coronavirus outbreak is kept at bay. If you leaf through history, you will find their predecessors. In the past, travellers carried international certificates of vaccination to show at the port of entry when they visited yellow fever risk areas such as Africa and Latin America.
Tracking the path of the virus
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/12/2020
» From an animal market in Wuhan, to the spread of the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, to Seoul's nightclub scene, the virus has still not stopped wreaking havoc on the world's population. Just last week, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Antarctica at a Chilean research station.
Sounds of change
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/08/2020
» A universal language? A medium to send messages across? Therapy? Or mere entertainment? Music serves different purposes and has been known to have great power over the human psyche.
Preparing for the next tragedy
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/02/2020
» An operation to rescue staff and shoppers trapped inside Terminal 21 in Nakhon Ratchasima lasted 17 hours with a gunman on a wild shooting spree ended on Sunday. However, with 30 dead, including the gunman himself, and 57 others injured, this unfortunate incident offers many lessons for Thais to learn from.
Where charity flows freely
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/10/2019
» In late August and into early September, flash floods ravaged the rural Northeast of Thailand.
Who pays for art?
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/07/2018
» Should museums be funded by the state or by private sponsors? The question looms large with the current problems at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the largest publicly-funded art gallery in the country -- and with the rise of many private galleries that seem to flourish with the burgeoning art scene.
Defeating dengue
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/08/2017
» The vaccine against dengue fever celebrates its first anniversary of licencing in Thailand this month. Although the price is still relatively high, medical experts have faith in the vaccine's competence and believe it will play an important role in controlling the disease on a national scale.
'The poor would be doomed'
Life, Published on 27/06/2017
» The debate heats up in the circle of Thai health advocates when news broke recently that the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme -- or the 30 baht gold card -- may be revoked or modified to require a higher co-payment, as part of an amendment to the national health security law.
5 talking points in Thai entertainment
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/12/2016
» A year of progress and disappointment in the arts.
Meat and mosquitos raised health concerns in 2016
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/12/2016
» Thailand’s medical issues this year mostly touch personal health and 2017 is predicted to be even more individualised.