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Flying high or fiery doom?
Life, Published on 01/01/2024
» Your horoscope for the Year of the Dragon.
For a bet ter tomorrow
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/02/2022
» With a historical legacy stretching over a century, the Rockefeller Foundation and its partners have worked diligently to address health challenges in Thailand by encouraging innovative partnerships to promote the well-being of Thai communities.
Can production efficiency also be green?
Published on 09/12/2021
» Sustainability has moved to the top of the global agenda—and the imperative to combat climate change is particularly urgent in Asia. The region could face more intense impacts than other regions, with its high volume of low-lying coastal cities exposed to flood and typhoon risk, sharp increases in heat and humidity anticipated across the region, and extreme precipitation or drought depending on the location.
Testing times for labour force
Life, Published on 26/01/2021
» In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, several industries have been facing a labour shortage after about 500,000 migrant workers returned home before the border closure.
Preparing kids for the game of life
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 18/06/2020
» With children studying online and parents feeling pressure during the Covid-19 crisis, Southeast Asia Center (SEAC) and YourNextU Young offers its first Family Package to help enhance essential life skills and strengthen family bonds through virtual classrooms.
Keeping theatre alive
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 27/05/2020
» How do you prove to the government you're a theatre artist? When large gatherings are banned and theatres are closed and your work deemed non-essential, how does that affect your income ? Or does it? Are you eligible for the government relief fund Rao Mai Ting Kan then? Is theatre-making a job in Thailand to begin with?
Vulnerable and struggling
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/05/2020
» Suthat Namgasa is relieved to discover he still has one packet of instant noodles in his relief bag. He will eat tonight, but he has no idea how he will find the money to pay the next instalment on his taxi.
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.
How we survive
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2020
» Thailand is now seeing a steady decline in the number of new coronavirus-infected cases nationwide. Easing lockdown in Bangkok and the provinces is being considered by government leaders. But if there is one thing we have learned from the months-long pandemic that has put many aspects of the country to a complete stop, it is that of the generosity of people who are willing to help the less privileged in a time of crisis. Here, we put together two examples of acts of kindness to assist the Myanmar migrant workforce and medical personnel.
Stay fit while under quarantine
Life, Published on 01/04/2020
» Working and staying at home during the Covid-19 crisis does not need to be an obstacle to keeping fit and healthy, as Fitness First Thailand and Celebrity Fitness Thailand have come up with live online workout classes open to all free of charge every day.