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Art is skin deep
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 23/10/2019
» Only five more days before Museum Siam's rotating exhibition titled "Tattoo Colour, Tattoo Honour" wraps on Sunday(Oct 27). So this is the last chance especially for art and history enthusiasts to gain interesting art and cultural insights from the exhibition that is renowned among people from many countries.
Will chao din take a powder?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2015
» Payong Huangmitr makes a living selling din sor pong — the natural white powder Thai people put on their faces and mix with water during Songkran. During next week's festival, where revellers' faces everywhere in the country will be painted with the powder, she expects to rake it in.
Spoonful of common sense
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/03/2015
» Rates of colorectal cancer, once considered a disease affecting mainly developed countries with western eating habits, has, since 2008, seen a dramatic rise in Asian countries.
A senior moment
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/02/2015
» In the first of a series delving into the work of people often overlooked, Life follows a caregiver at a home for the elderly, hearing her thoughts on a country verging on becoming an ageing society, and what actions need to be taken to ensure the aged are not forgotten.
A cushion for your soul
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/09/2014
» Wimon Leangaroon and her family have been kneeler-makers for as long as she can remember. But today — even during the Vegetarian Festival that boosts business — she does not make prayer cushions for money alone.
You have the right to remain silent
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/11/2013
» Like past political rallies, the ongoing anti-amnesty protest is a voice of democracy. And with colourful whistles sold at protest sites for about 20 baht, that voice might be more shrill and higher-pitched than ever before.
After the rush
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/07/2013
» Standing in the knee-deep brook that branches out from the Wang River, Kallaya Yamdeelert shovelled wet sand into a wooden pan that looked like an upside-down Vietnamese hat. Submerged slightly below the surface, the pan was shaken left and right while Kallaya swept the sand away layer by layer.
The unbreakable brotherhood
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2013
» The clock said it was nearly evening prayer time for Chiang Mai's At-Taqwa community. Women rushed home while men of all ages gathered at the mosque. The sun was going down yet everybody's spirit was uplifted as they paid respect to Allah.