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Class is in session
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/05/2023
» Last Saturday, a crowd of children with their families, as well as politicians and their supporters, braved the blistering summer heat to gather at the "Candidate Classroom" event where representatives of six political parties discussed Thai education and the rights of children within schools. Styled as a game show, "Candidate Classroom" saw politicians face off in a lively debate with cheers, boos and music filling the One Arena at Stadium One in Bangkok.
In the mind's eye
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2015
» On a black Velcro board, a pair of small hands gently glided along its slightly thorny surface. In her right hand, a girl held a plastic "tool" that mimics a large pencil. When she dragged it along the Velcro surface, a thread of yarn came out from its tip — sticking on the board and forming into different shapes. Her fingers carefully felt each line that she drew.
Shortening the supply chain
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/10/2014
» Following the government's decision to make long-awaited rice payments to some of the farmers affected by the previous administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, the topic of the domestic rice market has once again become a hot-topic.
Giving them a road map to life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/07/2014
» Her wheelchair might be the first thing that strikes people about Nitcharee Peneakchanasak when they meet her initially, but the radiance and frequency of her smile could be their most lasting memory of this 18-year-old who lost both legs as a result of an accident in 2011. Nitcharee’s misfortune does not seem to have dampened her spirit and during the recent long weekend for Buddhist Lent, this teenager was one of 250 youths from all over the country who took part in the Art for All Camp in Pak Chong, Khao Yai.