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BACC goes local
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2025
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a well-known as an art centre in Bangkok. This year, it launched the Local Networking Project to provide a platform for artists from other regions besides the capital. The project involves fieldwork in various locations across the country. Artists have the opportunity to explore local legends, folktales, unrecorded histories and contemporary community lifestyles.
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.
Resisting the temptation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/09/2021
» Nicotine is highly addictive, even more so than heroin. That's why when it comes to quitting cigarettes, many attempt it multiple times but end up smoking again.
Art can set you free
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/09/2019
» In the dictionary of prisoners, freedom is a nonexistent word. But at the Thonburi Remand Prison, art therapist Supattana Wiriyasumon handed a group of male inmates an opportunity to feel free.
Ethics of waste
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/09/2019
» Some weeks ago, a Facebook page shared posts from a closed group of people who believed in urine therapy or urotherapy.
Mahidol teaming up with Oxford to accelerate malaria vaccines
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/08/2019
» Mahidol University's Faculty of Tropical Medicine and the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit earlier this month announced a collaborative project to speed up the development of a malaria vaccine.
A better Korean option
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/05/2019
» South Korea is one of the most popular destinations for Thais -- both tourists and illegal workers. According to the Ministry of Labour, there are 165,854 Thais living in South Korea, 143,169 of them illegally. Such a large number of illegal workers has caused Korean immigration officers to strictly screen Thai visitors. On April 20, a Facebook user shared a post saying that only five Thai passengers from a low-cost flight could get through Seoul, while the rest were detained for deportation. On the post, many comments blamed illegal workers for causing trouble for those attempting to travel legitimately. An unlawful worker defended himself by saying others didn't have sympathy for his poverty.
Sound effects
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2019
» A woman rushes to cross a street because she is late for an appointment. On the street, a motorcycle rider is honking a horn to warn that his vehicle is running towards her. Sadly, the woman is hearing impaired. Since she can't hear, she is hit by the motorcycle.