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Profit over health
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/12/2024
» According to research marketing company Euromonitor International, Thailand's dietary supplement industry in 2023 was valued at 87 billion baht.
An alarming rise in childhood obesity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/10/2023
» According to the Ministry of Public Health, the number of obese children in Thailand has increased as of February this year. Around 13% of children aged between six and 14 fall victim to obesity while an estimated 13% of adolescents aged 15 to 18 suffer from the disease. Meanwhile, the percentage of obese children has risen from 4-5% to 9-10% for those below the age of five.
Transcending boundaries
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/02/2022
» It was a pleasant surprise for the four Thai singers of 4MIX when more than 3,000 fans welcomed them at the mini-concert "4MIX Unix Mexico" in Mexico City. The venue, a stage in front of a mall, was jam-packed. Some fans had prepared signs in both Thai and English to express their appreciation for 4MIX and when the singers performed, and they sang along in Thai.
Welcome to the world of VTubers
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/05/2021
» Two university students -- Aisha and Yu Estella Kirameki, better known as YuChan -- enjoy talking with fans via livestream on YouTube where they play games or tell stories. Their activities are similar to many YouTubers, however, Aisha and YuChan are not human. They are computer-generated characters who have their own individual YouTube channels -- Aisha Channel has 303,000 subscribers and the YuChan Channel 115,000 subscribers.
The perils of sharenting
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 07/12/2020
» In China, a three-year-old girl was forced to eat in front of a camera until she became obese. Even though she told her parents to stop feeding her, they didn't. It is one of the many cases where a child is abused by parents who want him or her to be a social media star.
Easy to get in, hard to get out
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2020
» Tik Kanitsarin -- a well-known TV personality and participant of Big Brother in 2006 -- accumulated great debts after stepping into the world of online gambling, a habit that has turned her life upside down.