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History preserved
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019
» Before the reign of King Rama VII of the Chakri Dynasty, royal coronation ceremonies had never been filmed. As of now, the footage from the ceremonies of King Rama VII and the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej are the only two existing coronation motion pictures available in Thailand.
The perils of overconsumption
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/12/2018
» Three years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted its daily recommendation of sodium intake and suggested adults not consume more than 2,300mg per day. But an average Thai takes 4,350mg of sodium on a daily basis -- almost twice the WHO's healthy threshold.
A mysterious epidemic
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/07/2018
» First, it was fashion designer Kate Spade. Then celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. In only three days, the world recently lost two notable names whose deaths had one thing in common: apparent suicide.
Death by meat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/05/2016
» It was just less than a year ago that worldwide consumers almost jumped out of their skin when the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) categorised processed meats such as sausage, ham and bacon as not just unhealthy, but linked to cancer.
The final act of kindness
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/06/2015
» Corpses are the most valuable part of Durongrit Sawangnet's job. Every day he tirelessly walks in and out of cold storage rooms looking after dozens of dead bodies awaiting dissection.