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A crisis for workers
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/05/2020
» Venue closure, curfew and state policies enforced to contain the spread of Covid-19 are affecting the labour force severely. Workers experience the impact in different magnitudes, with some getting less pay and seeing their working hours reduced. Others manage to work from home. Some lose their jobs entirely.
Time to break free
Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/08/2019
» Remote working has so many benefits, for employer, employee and the environment, more companies are turning on to it
Time to break free
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/08/2019
» The ability to work remotely has become increasingly popular in recent years as more and more professionals are moving away from the traditional office environment. Many now opt to take their work on the go, choosing their own preferred space to work in, which could be their home, co-working space, coffee shop, beach, mountain, abroad -- essentially anywhere. The idea is that they're no longer confined to a single location, like their main office. No more 9-to-5 working routine at an office cubicle.
Are e-scooters the future for commuters?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/07/2019
» As cities around the world move toward greater mobility, different transportation modes are being introduced, offering commuters more options to help get them to where they need to be. One such mode that has rapidly gained popularity around the globe in recent years is the electric scooter (e-scooter), often in the form of scooter-sharing startups. The trend is generating plenty of buzz, as well as concern.
Storybook picturehouse
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/05/2019
» For the past decade or so, Philip Jablon has travelled from town to town throughout Thailand looking for stand-alone cinemas. The fruits of his epic journey have now been compiled in the form of the book Thailand's Movie Theatres: Relics, Ruins And The Romance of Escape, which will be released on Friday.
The ground where history stands
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/01/2019
» After almost five decades as an icon of Thai hospitality and the Bangkok skyline, the five-star Dusit Thani Bangkok will open its door to the public for the last time tomorrow before closing down for a grand renovation.
A view on the new zoo
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 03/01/2018
» When news broke last month that Thailand's oldest zoo, Dusit Zoo, will be relocated from its present location in inner Bangkok to a new home in Pathum Thani province, it sent shock waves through the hearts of generations of Bangkokians. Back before shopping malls, cinemas, skating rinks, aquariums and wax museums took over as the capital's popular destinations, Dusit Zoo was a favourite attraction for the entire family -- a place where countless such families have had their photographs taken.
Bangkok-based Open House wins top Asian design honours
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/11/2017
» Open House, a lifestyle complex within Central Embassy, recently won the Grand Prize at the Design for Asia Awards (DFA). The award presentation ceremony will be held next Wednesday in Hong Kong.
Traffic lights, camera, action
News, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/08/2016
» It has been a week since acting Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Sanit Mahathavorn ordered the city's automatic traffic light system be switched off and operated manually.
Binary boost for the non-binary
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/07/2016
» Whenever we discuss the representation of the LGBT population in popular media, what comes to mind is often the names and faces we see on TV. We fail to look a little further to the nearby screen of our computer, especially into video games that people can spend countless hours on. The lack of diversity, while a shocker, is something to be expected. White male protagonists are leading the pack. And if women find it hard to see themselves being represented in the gaming world, the LGBT community has seen much worse.