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We Are One is one to watch
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/06/2020
» Celebrate films with a historic festival that you can watch within the comforts of your own home.
Without a home
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/12/2018
» The world currently has 68.5 million refugees, and to Venerable Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi, that is considered one of the worst tragedies of the 21st century.
More than child's play at STGCC
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/10/2018
» In September, gamers, cosplayers and comic fans from across Asia gathered at the Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC) for the chance to meet their favourite comic artists and idols, try out exciting games on all formats, plus an opportunity to splurge on some of the coolest toys and action figures on the market.
Unshackling gentle giants
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/05/2018
» After trading our sneakers for knee-length boots, we trotted down to the riverbank where a boat was waiting for us. It was a short crossing to the other side of Nam Khan River to meet the elephants that happily approached us for bananas and sugar cane. They had no chains around their ankles. The mahouts stood nearby, keeping watch with no hooks in their hands. Later, they guided the gentle giants to walk along with the humans trailing nearby on muddy ground. The atmosphere was very friendly and calm, with a picturesque landscape of jungle, river and sky surrounding us.
Snapping up the bad guys
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/07/2017
» In deep jungle, a forest ranger in his black uniform slowly climbed up a tree. With trained, quick hands, he strapped a camouflage case to a high branch that could oversee an area underneath it at a wide angle. Inside the case was a camera trap that can monitor the movement of animals, and especially humans who may enter the forest illegally.
An empathetic view
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/07/2016
» Imagine a room full of red-lace bras, packs of condoms and a dancing pole -- did we just wander into an illicit, red-light district somewhere? No, these items are brazenly displayed at perhaps one of the most unusual museums in the country: This Is Us -- Empower Foundation's Museum of Sex Works in Thai Society.
Chasing visions
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/11/2015
» Wearing a patient name tag around her neck, Daw Myin waited inside Mawlamyine General Hospital in Mon State, Myanmar, to get surgery on her cataracts. Her eyes were slightly cloudy. Her white hair was covered with a green net.
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.
Upset in the apple cart
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/01/2015
» At a supermarket, rows of colourful apples — red, yellow and green — are on display. Above the baskets, a sign reads: "Our Granny Smith and Gala apples are not supplied from Bidart Bros. They meet export standards and are safe to eat."
Hope grows in the forest
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/01/2015
» The children's faces, white with powder, looked eager as a big modified truck picks them up for school. It was a cool, foggy morning in Sangkhla Buri and we had the sunrise in the background as we cruised along the Thai-Myanmar border zone in Kanchanaburi province.