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Turning to tech for help
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/11/2020
» Married to an abusive man, Nang* experienced physical abuse by her husband on several occasions. In fact, the physical violence affected her brain and movement to the point where she cannot turn her head normally and suffers from head tremors from time to time. To prevent her children from becoming victims of domestic violence, she urged them to move out but decided to stay with her husband because she claimed that if she left him, nobody would take care of him as everyone in his family had already abandoned him.
Power of memories
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/09/2020
» In today's digital age, we are overwhelmed with an abundance of information, making it hard to remember everything we read or see. Similarly, emerging artist Dhanut Tungsuwan collected images he found online and selected 14 of his favourites as inspiration for paintings that are being exhibited at "Memory Machine".
Facing the future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/09/2020
» After AlphaGo -- an artificial intelligence (AI) that specialises in playing the strategy board game Go -- beat world champion Lee Sedol from South Korea 4-1 in 2016, people in the technology field took a closer look at AI and wondered if it could beat humans even more. Though AI plays significant roles in our routine lives, many Thai people still don't know what it is and how it is relevant to our lives.
From here to eternity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/07/2020
» Whenever artist Pachara Piyasongsoot goes to visit his girlfriend at her housing estate, he always sees the cleaning staff working tirelessly. After befriending one cleaning lady, he learned that some six families from Kalasin province live in a hidden 92m² space behind a tennis practice wall. Some of them have been there for as long as 20 years.
The ignorance of convenience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/01/2020
» It's fair to say that the campaign to reduce single-use plastic bag at major retailers and convenience stores since the beginning of the year has not been entirely smooth. While many understand the environmental concerns driving the campaign, there are still a great deal of people who can't look past the minor inconvenience of doing without plastic bags.
Old dogs, new tricks
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/11/2019
» New technology and old people don't go well together. At least, that's the stereotype. But try telling that to 76-year-old Pramjit Smitaman, who is spending her afternoon with eight friends learning about video editing using GoPro Quik at the OPPY Club.
Likay a lot
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/10/2019
» Bollywood is one of the world's most competitive movie industries, making Thai viewers and the media alike excited to see Thai performers be a part of it. So when musical folk drama and likay actress Priya Samanabaramee, aka Ann Mitchai, became part of the industry in 2013, starring in Ishk Actually, her fans were thrilled.
Art can set you free
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/09/2019
» In the dictionary of prisoners, freedom is a nonexistent word. But at the Thonburi Remand Prison, art therapist Supattana Wiriyasumon handed a group of male inmates an opportunity to feel free.
Making you safe at home?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/07/2019
» Smokers became indignant when the 2019 Family Development and Protection Act made headlines last month. According to various media outlets, reports were made saying that the new law, which will take effect next month, prohibits smoking at home. Smokers felt this unfair and were furious.
How not to disappear completely
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/03/2019
» Before he drove off, Grandpa Saeree*, who lived by himself in Chon Buri, told one of his neighbours he was going to visit his son. The 80-year-old never made it to his destination.