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Covid confusion is the new normal
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/01/2021
» With this new surge of Covid-19 cases hitting the country, Thais know that the disease is not new. Certain buzzwords like coronavirus and the new normal are familiar narratives and protective face masks and alcohol-based sanitisers have become common household items.
The carefree, careless days of Songkran
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/04/2017
» Tomorrow marks the first day of "seven dangerous days" of Songkran, a seasonal road safety campaign designated by the Ministry of Interior's Road Safety Directing Centre to observe road accidents and death toll during long holidays to raise awareness regarding driving safely.
The dangers of diet pills
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/09/2015
» Only once in a blue moon does Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have a campaign that hits right between the eyes of Thai consumers. But with its recently launched video clip about the danger of diet pills, it seems the FDA has done something right.
Don't believe the hashtag hype
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/08/2015
» Kim Kardashian has over 42 million followers on Instagram -- the equivalent of the combined population of Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. So whenever she hits her keypad and opines on her social network account, it definitely has an impact on her fans in one way or another. And that is probably the reason why the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) felt extra worried after they saw the 34-year-old American TV personality, who is now five months pregnant with her second baby, posted on her personal Instagram account earlier this month about how she coped with, as she put it, #morningsickness.
Beware of buying beauty online
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/04/2014
» Last week, Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlawed 34 brands of illegal health products and dietary supplements. The warning was made public as the FDA hopes that consumers will not fall victim to unauthorised health-related goods, many of which can potentially be detrimental to one’s well-being — or even fatal.
Politics can give you indigestion
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/03/2014
» Since when did politics become a taboo subject in the family?
When tablets become bitter pills
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2012
» When I visited an orthopaedist a few months ago with severe neck pain and numbness in my right arm, the doctor's first reaction was like a bombshell. He pointed his finger to the tablet computer I brought along and said to my face: "This is your real health threat."