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A crisis for workers
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/05/2020
» Venue closure, curfew and state policies enforced to contain the spread of Covid-19 are affecting the labour force severely. Workers experience the impact in different magnitudes, with some getting less pay and seeing their working hours reduced. Others manage to work from home. Some lose their jobs entirely.
Are e-scooters the future for commuters?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/07/2019
» As cities around the world move toward greater mobility, different transportation modes are being introduced, offering commuters more options to help get them to where they need to be. One such mode that has rapidly gained popularity around the globe in recent years is the electric scooter (e-scooter), often in the form of scooter-sharing startups. The trend is generating plenty of buzz, as well as concern.
It's time to butt in
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/12/2017
» Worawan Tinala was sexually harassed on a crowded Skytrain five years ago. The experience has since left a deep mark as if it just happened yesterday.
A soulful melody
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/11/2016
» His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was a prolific composer and meticulously kept notes throughout the creative process, drawing lines and dots by hand. Some of these artefacts were preserved, said Assoc Prof Pathorn Srikaranonda, and will be on display at "The Royal Music Legacy" exhibition at EmQuartier in Bangkok from Nov 29 to Dec 11.
How to make transit truly for the masses
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/03/2016
» Monday is always the source of predicaments. Last Monday, especially, was chaos for many Bangkokians. No, we're not talking about Gen Prayut's birthday, even though it fell on the same day. What happened last Monday was the infamous Airport Rail Link (ARL) incident. And all the news and headlines have already informed you of how over 700 passengers were stuck inside a train for an hour due to electrical problems, leaving them practically suffocated under Bangkok's trapped heat.
Last call for payphones?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 14/03/2016
» Wuth Krongkaew, a 40-year-old fried fishball vendor, can't remember the last time he used a payphone. One day, when he happened to forget his mobile phone, he felt lucky that his cart sits right next to a phone booth. To his annoyance and disappointment, however, the phone inside did not work.
Rip-off taxis drive us round the bend
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 02/06/2015
» 'I need to stop for petrol" and "I have to return the car to the centre" are two classic phrases all passengers hate to hear from taxi drivers.