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Entrepreneur in overdrive
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/04/2019
» Do you remember what you were doing when you were 13? Aaron Tan, a teenage prodigy in Singapore, was running his first tech startup. He then went on to set up two more companies before turning 21. Today he is the CEO of Singapore-based Carro, an automotive marketplace and services portal that started from his love of trading cars, not driving them.
What's love got to do with it?
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/01/2019
» Soft-spoken anti-child-marriage activist Albina knows all too well the downside to early and forced marriages, from her community of Sunsari in Nepal. Her mother was a product of such a union, forced to leave school at age 16 and marry a man of her parents' choice.
They know who they are
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/11/2018
» In the dim light inside Bangkok Screening Room, Ivan Coyote transfixed the crowd with stories of their childhood, of grandmas and uncles, and of the conversations our dinner group had at the Isan restaurant around the corner from the venue.
The price of inaction
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/10/2018
» While Uruguay celebrates more rights among the LGBTI community, other parts of the world are going backwards — including Thailand
Drug claims haunt Kan, mother's milk is golden
News, Mae Moo, Published on 14/10/2018
» Sek Loso's former wife, Wiphakorn "Kan" Sukpimai, is facing new claims that she dabbles in drugs after an attempt to embarrass her former lover by posting images of him taking illicit drugs backfired.
Ancient remedy
Life, Published on 14/08/2018
» Turmeric, or khamin chan in Thai, is an old spice that has been used as an ingredient in Thai dishes for ages. Its root is crushed and powdered and has long been regarded as a dietary supplement -- a go-to for stomach and bowel problems.
Darkness and despair
Life, Published on 03/07/2018
» Grandpa Thanit* went missing from home six months ago. Besides living with Alzheimer's, the resident of Prachuap Khiri Khan province -- who is believed to be 100 years old -- had a string of age-related health issues that impacted his ability to recognise friends and family. This made it more difficult for his family to locate him after he left home while family members were at work.
Starving kids of a future
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/06/2018
» The public felt rage when they saw a video clip on social media wherein small students at Ban Tha Mai school in Surat Thani province were served khanom jeen with sprinkles of fish sauce as a school lunch. Nutrition-wise, it was a sad choice.
High hopes
Life, Published on 11/06/2018
» Soon a plot of cannabis will be planted in a government field -- for research, of course, and perhaps a long overdue one.