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Planning for the inevitable
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2026
» Death Fest, a fair promoting meaningful well-being and peaceful death, returns for its second year from Friday until Sunday at Impact Exhibition Center, Hall 6. Death Fest is organised by Peaceful Death, an expert group on illness, care and death; The Cloud, an online magazine; and Choojai & Friends, a creative agency.
Fighting scammers
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/05/2024
» Whoscall, a mobile app that helps people identify unknown phone calls and text messages, recently revealed that last year people in Thailand received the highest number of fraudulent SMS messages in Asia.
A silent menace
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/12/2023
» In factory farms, animals live in limited spaces and unsanitary and stressful conditions which can lead to illness and disease. To prevent this, antibiotics are routinely mixed into the drinking water or food. However, the overuse of antibiotics can lead to growth of antimicrobial resistant bacteria, commonly known as superbugs, or bacteria and fungi that are resistant to drugs designed to kill them.
'The Good Place'
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/04/2023
» Built on the banks of the Ganges River, the Indian city of Varanasi is known for its rich cultural, spiritual and religious history - integral to sacred Hindu rituals, its waters purfying and used to wash away sins.
Connecting Bangkok to the land of the Rising Sun
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/12/2022
» On view now at GalileOasis, "Tea Times: Tea Rhymes" displays over 300 tea bowls made by ceramist Panchalie Sathirasas. The various styles and sizes of the bowls were inspired by those used during a Japanese tea ceremony.
Helping Thailand help itself
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/04/2022
» Teerachai Suppameteekulwat of the sustainable and eco-friendly design company Qualy usually designs new products from recycled waste material, such as fishing nets, plastic bottle and caps, and bags.
To use is to reuse
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/01/2020
» Funny photos taken at supermarkets and convenience stores across Thailand were circulated on New Year's Day, showing customers carrying unusual containers like a construction cart, a cement bag, a plastic bucket and even a stainless-steel cooking pot to use as substitutes for plastic bags.
Fare isn't fair
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/05/2019
» Bangkok's buses are known to offer a Fast And Furious kind of ride. Years ago, the No.8 was voted worst in the city in the Transport Ministry's Facebook survey, due to the horrible experience. Despite a sudden change in driver and conductor behaviour after the survey was released, many public buses are still notorious for their impolite and inefficient services, as well as poor facilities, among many other things.