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Messages of freedom
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/02/2020
» A man and a woman are lying face down on the grass. Their heads are covered with what looks like a plain white T-shirt. Fully naked, they are engaged in some sort of fight -- an arm wrestle -- in which no one triumphs.
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.
Taming the fiery rooster
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/01/2017
» Chinese New Year comes early this year. In Thailand, the main celebration of China's grandest traditional festival falls on Saturday, when Chinese-Thai descendants set up food offerings for Chinese gods, give family members a red envelope containing hong bao, or cash gift, and wear red -- a token of luck and fortune.
Polar portents
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/04/2014
» Assoc Prof Suchana Chavanich recently returned from a trip which sounds like a typical holiday vacation — sightseeing, looking at sea animals, taking snapshots, diving. What made all the difference, however, was her destination.