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Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TARTUS (SYRIA) - In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.
Spook season is here
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 26/10/2024
» It’s time to get your spook on! Guru By Bangkok Post’s best picks for Halloween events this year (or rather, those that were sent to us).
Gross yet ghoulishly good
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/10/2024
» Leading hotels are offering special dishes, drinks and activities for Halloween which is celebrated on Oct 31. To join the fun, Life has put together a few places where you can enjoy creepy (some more than others) treats and terrors.
The elemental diet
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/04/2024
» Traditional Thai medicine categorises people into four elements based on their date of birth -- earth, water, air and fire.
Turning trash into treasure
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/05/2023
» Pavida Kritasaran has suffered from itchy rashes for 15 years. Due to the rashes, she had to take steroids for years. Her unusual condition triggered an interest in macrobiotic foods and later organic food. Although she was careful with her diet, she still had rashes.
PM2.5 nightmares
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2023
» Re: "PM2.5: Endless deja vu in Thailand", (Opinion, March 12).
Curtains for Chinese opera?
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» "Hurry up," shouted a crew member who climbed up onto a makeshift stage. Casting sidelong glances, performers, half-clad, looked in the mirror and concentrated on applying layers of make-up. Nearby, a motley bunch of musicians and technicians double-checked their instruments. A stream of chatter from a growing audience -- without any partition between the theatre and real life -- put unintended pressure on the band.
Older adults at risk of vitamin D deficiency
Life, Published on 24/01/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: I have read that older adults may not get enough vitamin D in winter. My father-in-law is 73 years old. He's from Florida, but he's spending a year with us here in Maine. He can't be outdoors all the time like he is at home. How important is vitamin D? How do we know if he's getting enough?
Embalming, the dying science
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 20/11/2022
» Walk down two flights of stairs at the back entrance of the James Hunt Funeral Home in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and you reach a white-walled, linoleum-floored, fluorescently lit room, a liminal space that provides the beginning of an answer to one of the oldest and most confounding questions of the human experience: What happens to us when we die?
Beethoven brings out the trash
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/02/2022
» The canary-yellow garbage truck rumbled along the narrow street, past bubble tea shops and squat apartment buildings, blasting into the chilly night air a tinny rendition of Beethoven's Für Elise.