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The 2021 Guru awards
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 24/12/2021
» As the year comes to a close and we're all looking back at the past 12 months with introspection, at Guru we will stick to time-honoured tradition of being reflectively snarky. Like any other year, 2021 had no shortage of cringe-worthy and WTF moments. So before we head into the new year with resolutions we'll give up on halfway through the first month of 2022, let's roll out the metaphorical red carpet as we award moments from the eventful year. It's time for this year's edition of the Guru Awards.
Hope fades for migrant children
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/12/2021
» Once a happy-go-lucky fifth-grader who studied at a migrant learning centre in Mae Sot, Min* opts to sniff glue in his free time. By doing so, he wishes to momentarily forget the enormous responsibility of bringing food to the table by working long shifts at a local slaughterhouse after his parents were laid off due to the impact of Covid-19.
Let there be light
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 03/12/2021
» As the holiday season ramps up, parts of Thailand are transforming into centres of celebration for Christmas and New Year. More accurately, there will be more IG-worthy places for a limited period of time. Malls have set up Christmas trees while a number of light installations around the country are set to give visitors a little light in the otherwise dark and difficult period we've all been through these past couple of months. If you're looking to visit one of these places for some holiday cheer but don't know where to start, Guru has you covered.
Turning back the clock
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/11/2021
» Phonrapee Rianchaivanich and his three siblings would like to build a time machine, but not the kind seen in sci-fi movies that transports people to the past or future. Instead, they want to turn the clock back to the 1990s when Oden-ya was a popular corn snack.
Cartoon dreams: Netflix's Japan anime school targets booming demand
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» TOKYO: Armed with a set of pencils and a feather to sweep away eraser dust, Hitomi Tateno is training the next generation of anime artists at a new Netflix-funded academy as global demand for the Japanese genre soars.
Biggest and oldest book fair returns
Business, Published on 21/10/2021
» FRANKFURT: The Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest and oldest, celebrated its return on Tuesday, but with fewer big names attending and star author Margaret Atwood only joining via video link, was not quite back to its former glory.
Pandemic leads to epidemic
Life, Published on 15/10/2021
» Bangkok, as the city that generates the highest amount of waste per day in Thailand, saw over 2.2 million tonnes of trash in 2018, according to figures from the Department of Environment, an equivalent to approximately 10,525 tonnes a day. Without proper management, the amount of waste in the capital city is expected to reach 15,000 tonnes per day by 2030.
Pandemic's hidden dangers
Life, Published on 30/08/2021
» Pornchai Suwanjak has collected trash for eight years.
Timely treatment
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/08/2021
» Living in the coastal province of Phetchaburi, 40-year-old office worker Samerpron Sangwasee had received one shot of AstraZeneca before testing positive for Covid-19 two weeks later. Her hometown had a large cluster of cases and she is also overweight, which put her in a high-risk group. She spent two days trying to enrol for home isolation through crmsup.nhso.go.th.
Turning plastic into PPE suits
Life, Published on 23/08/2021
» As the number of daily Covid-19 cases remains high, Personal Protective Equipment or PPE suits are still in demand. Earlier this month, the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) estimated that 35,000 PPE suits are used daily in the country.