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Finding its level
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/06/2017
» After two heavy downpours over the past couple of weeks, citizens have come to realise that Bangkok, even with seven drainage tunnels, is still vulnerable to flooding.
The magic of ma mui
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/07/2015
» The Thai tropical plant ma mui, or Mucuna pruriens, has suddenly come under the public spotlight radar after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha earlier this month advised farmers to grow the herb instead of rice, especially during times of drought.
Better prep needed to manage Ebola
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/10/2014
» Medical boffins at Mahidol University's Siriraj Hospital last week celebrated their discovery of the world's first Ebola antibody treatment. It's not a vaccine, of course, but this latest breakthrough — the antibody is capable of attacking cells infected with the virus, researchers claim — is a significant step towards finding a cure for the deadly disease.
Under pressure
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/08/2013
» Tuesday morning was, arguably, found to be the most stressful time of the week among white-collar employees, according to a British research conducted among office workers between the ages of 18 and 45.
Never too old to learn
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/08/2012
» Just like her six-year-old classmates, Boonruang Pohdaeng's typical weekday starts in the school playground when she and her friends line up for the national anthem at 8am before proceeding to their morning classes and one-hour lunchbreak. At 1.30pm, their afternoon lessons start and their school day ends at 4.
A learning curve
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/06/2012
» Kachakrit Yawilerng and his three schoolmates stood rooted deep in the woods, in pitch darkness and with no sense of direction one rainy night. They had no mobile phone, no flashlight or anything else to communicate with others in their group. But instead of feeling lost, they felt unimaginably composed, overtaken, as if by some inner peace and found themselves in perfect harmony with nature around them.