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Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 04/07/2016
» There's no doubt that the world has completely evolved into a dynamic and hideous platform of consumerism.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 07/03/2016
» It's a contradictory atmosphere when it comes to matters of animal welfare in Thailand.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/07/2015
» The surfacing of recent vulgar rants by Thai youngsters towards their parents on social media has stirred my frustration. Causes of parental let-down are often the same. These teenagers, mostly from hard up families, believe they are being abused by their parents' inability to provide them with modern-day frills — the latest smartphone model or a motorcycle.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/04/2015
» I once witnessed a restaurant employee walk out on her job in the middle of a busy lunch rush simply because her Western boss commented on the quality of her work, which made her unhappy.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/02/2015
» When did you last travel by air?
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/01/2015
» The holiday travelling season is over. So I'm sure many of my fellow Thais have a fresh experience of fak sue khong, which loosely translates to "asking someone to buy something for you".
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/09/2014
» Recently, Life ran a story on how Thai students were paying others to do their school assignments for them.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/07/2014
» Last month, a family from the country found out that they had inadvertently built up a huge bill by purchasing items in a smartphone game and thus owed a fortune to a telecommunications company. The story hit the news and caused a public outcry and from what I know, at least three similar incidents have since become public knowledge.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/05/2014
» For the past 30 years I’ve had the duty of preparing the weekly medication for my 97-year-old grandma. Each day she takes approximately 10-15 pills for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, among other ailments. Some of the pills are prescribed, others aren’t.
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/01/2014
» Vexatiously, the political tension that has been going on for the past couple of months has brought a new lifestyle hype to Thais. I'm not talking about people joining the rallies, blocking intersections, expressing political opinions on Facebook or dressing up to present their standpoint. I'm simply talking about a new sense of political awareness, especially among those in Bangkok.