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Defeating an earlier pandemic
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/06/2021
» In London, Sompol* can know his HIV status almost immediately. He registers on a website and fills out a questionnaire. Even illegal immigrants can avail themselves of this free service because it doesn't require ID and visa status checks. In two days, a white parcel of self-test kits arrives on his doorstep.
Alliance Francaise presents movies for kids
Life, Published on 17/02/2021
» Alliance Francaise Bangkok will make this Saturday a wonderful break for children and families by presenting two kids movies at 2pm and 4.30pm.
Caught between two worlds
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2017
» Ann* has always had a soft spot for the downtrodden. Helping people in need, however, took on a different meaning when a year ago she was invited by a foreign friend to visit detainees at the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) Bangkok.
Long way home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/06/2017
» Twelve year old Ali*, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, has resided with his family of eight in Thailand for five years. The preteen speaks Thai fluently and to his Thai football mates, he is very much Thai despite his Middle Eastern looks.
Welcome back to school
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 13/05/2016
» With Trump setting his sights on building a gigantic wall across the US border to keep out illegal immigrants, Clinton fighting to be the first female president and Cameron scratching his head over the Brexit biscuit, what is currently on our leader's mind, you might ask? Why, setting up a re-education camp for frequent government critics, of course.
The builder of safe havens
Life, Published on 26/01/2015
» Along with the gleaming shopping malls and towering skyscrapers, there is another Bangkok, an underbelly most Westerners will never encounter.
Nowhere to go
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/03/2014
» His melancholy expression and dark, brooding eyes immediately draw one’s attention to the photo. What a face! The deep wrinkles furrowing his forehead and prominent veins standing out at his temples make his visage resemble a topographic map of some particularly rough terrain. The old man’s face is memorable and photogenic, but not in the way we normally use that adjective.
Ministry plans cheap care for migrant kids
News, Published on 01/03/2013
» Migrant labourers will be required to buy healthcare packages for their children under a Public Health Ministry bid to deal with health problems and the spread of infectious diseases.
Eating outside the box
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 15/02/2013
» Signs that maybe it's time to shake up your eating habits include: 1) Your waiter is on a nickname basis with you; 2) You've found two pictures of the same dish from the same restaurant in your food porn album; 3) You discover you have 50 check-ins at the same place over the last 60 days on Foursquare; 4) You find yourself in eateries at department stores every weekend. If you have any of these aforementioned symptoms, you're in luck because we might have just the cure for you. Here are eight eateries in Bangkok we've spotted that offer a one-of-a-kind experience to reinvigorate your dining habits.
(Still) seeking shelter
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/02/2013
» Noor Muhamad was barely 10 years old when a soldier flew into a rage and used the buckle of his belt to whip him, causing a gushing wound and leaving a mark that he still carries on his back.