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Mother's natural option
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/08/2015
» Pornthip Eakjeen may live more than 1,000km from her five-month-old son, but the long distance doesn't stop her from breastfeeding him.
Fight for equality in baby steps
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/07/2015
» Gordon Lake, Manuel Santos and their son Alvaro are stuck in Thailand. The family has been here for the past six months — exhausting their savings, they can't return home. All because they refuse to leave the country without Carmen, the family's latest member.
Spotting a bad egg
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/07/2015
» When rumours spread that fake eggs were circulating in markets last month, consumers were sure to panic.
From exile to acceptance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2015
» 'Every journey starts with one step. So today is one step for a long journey," said Burmese activist Aung Myo Min in the documentary film This Kind Of Love. During the scene, he was standing inside a Bangkok BTS Skytrain. He was on his journey home to Myanmar after 24 years of exile.
Will Nepenthes suratensis make bail?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province boasts a botanical uniqueness — it is a home to Nepenthes suratensis, a species of tropical pitcher plant endemic to the southern region of Thailand. An exotic, brightly coloured specimen, the plant is also a critically endangered one. Only a few hundred are currently growing in the wild in this area.
It's that time of year
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2015
» May 17 will soon be upon us, marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
A non-traditional Thai massage
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/04/2015
» Outside a century-old wooden house in Chiang Mai, tourists sit in the shade of trees waiting for a massage. When their number is called, they are greeted by a smiling officer before being lead into a communal room of masseuses.
Driving to the finish line
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/03/2015
» Though it was Montol Sittipreechacharn's first time competing at the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia — a contest to find the most fuel-efficient, student-made car — he was sure his team would be taking the trophy home.
Model of expertise
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/03/2015
» Proportion, muscles, tiny freckles, human hair — the level of detail that goes into replicating a person's likeness for a wax figure is simply amazing. Over 700 hours of work in the studio is required to make one lifelike wax figure, but the process begins with experts having a sitting with the subject. This is when meticulous measurements and photographs are taken.
Calling last orders on transgender discrimination
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/02/2015
» Just two months in, and 2015 is already promising to be a momentous year for the LGBT community. From a transgender person allegedly being banned from a pub to a gay singer’s big Grammy Awards win, here are some of the LGBT moments that have been met with either sighs or applause.