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Battling the big apps
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/07/2025
» In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an application called Tam Sang Tam Song (On Demand Delivery) was launched by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University. The app was developed to assist motorbike taxi drivers and local restaurants through economic difficulties caused by lockdowns. As a pilot app, it was tested in Ladprao Soi 101 in Bangkok, Betong and Yala and received positive feedback.
Bridging divisions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/08/2023
» Korakot Sangnoy is a Buddhist artist who lives in Pattani, one of the three southernmost border provinces. However, since the majority of the community there is of the Islamic faith, he has embraced diversity and seeks to understand differences.
The rise of political stress syndrome
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/07/2023
» As Thailand's new government formation will significantly impact numerous people, most are following the matter closely. However, the effort to stay informed has caused stress to both supporters of pro-democracy parties and those in favour of the junta and conservative parties.
A broken system
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/04/2023
» Last year, Mintra Chuawangkham, better known as Minton, a young female influencer with 3.5 million followers on TikTok and 1.92 million subscribers on YouTube, revealed in a video that she had been stalked and sexually harassed by a security guard for a year. The security guard also created a fake Facebook account pretending to be her. The fake account defamed the influencer by posting false information about their sexual relationship. He created a fake marriage licence and tried to deceive other people into believing that they were a couple. He also posted many creepy messages which expressed his sexual desire for her on social media.
Cutting down on fast fashion
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/11/2022
» More people have become aware of the negative impact of fast fashion on the environment, such as polluted water, use of water and energy, greenhouse gas emissions, textile waste in landfills and microfibre debris in oceans. To save the environment, some people decide to buy fewer clothes.
Hashtags of hate
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2022
» A week ago, the hashtags #BanSitala and #BanLuknang returned to social media again after K-pop girl group H1-Key dropped their debut music video Athletic Girl and performed in an online press conference. These hashtags appeared for the first time last December when South Korean entertainment agency Grandline Group (GLG) announced the debut of H1-Key, which included Thai singer Sitala Wongkrachang as the rapper. Sitala is the daughter of the famous late actor and political activist Saranyu Wongkrachang. When Thai anti-government supporters and K-pop fans discovered that Sitala had entered the industry, they were furious as her family had a role in the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rallies, which led to the 2014 coup. They accused her of being a supporter of a dictatorship.
Southern Thai novel wins 2021 SEA Write Award
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/01/2022
» Siriworn Kaewkarn's The Story Of Defun, a novel that recounts the settlement of Thailand's Southern region, has been awarded the 2021 SEA Write Award for the top novel, the SEA Write Organising Committee announced on Monday.
Safeguarding an art form
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2021
» Over the years, Kalwit Studio & Gallery has exhibited intriguing artwork by several talented printmaking artists. Its latest showcase, "2EX Printmaking Exhibition", spotlights two techniques -- monoprint and woodcut printing -- by two artists from the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts.
A scourge like no other
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/06/2021
» The film Where Do We Go From Here? by Piyarat Piyapongwiwat raises questions about the problems of capitalism.
Sending messages of hope
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 04/05/2021
» After artist Vasan Sitthiket returned to Thailand, he experienced Covid-19 lockdown.