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Rising to the challenge
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/10/2024
» Abdulloh Daengdaman, a nine-year-old student at Ban Talo Star School in tambon Raman, Yala, faces challenges that many of his peers might not fully grasp. The fourth-grader's struggle is not just with studies, but also with the lingering impact of a devastating flood that swept through Thailand's southern provinces late last year.
Empowering the next generation of digital defenders
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/04/2024
» Once the challenge was decoded, young participants in the room made their way to an adjacent building. Some dashed without a clear direction, while others looked at their devices searching for a clue about the next challenge. Attached discreetly to a corner of the building, this clue held the key to their next endeavour.
Govt oblivious to senselessness of Covid-19 curbs
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/07/2021
» When the whole country saw how the prime minister was nonchalantly teasing reporters and giggling in front of the camera last Friday, we didn't know that it was just the beginning of a series of mishaps.
What Thais can learn from Korean culture
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/06/2021
» Despite their huge popularity, I've always held off from watching Korean TV series. But being forced into home hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, I found myself glued to the set watching Hospital Playlist and Live Up To Your Name -- two Korean TV hits.
Singapore's win shows street food scene needs push
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/12/2020
» Singapore has done it again! The island state's hawker culture has finally won Unesco recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Squashed liked sardines on the Covid-19 train
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/06/2020
» Whenever I hear the famous phrase "never lower your guard" that is repeated every day at the daily Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) press conferences, I have to wonder: Whose guard are they talking about?
Tomorrow's citizens
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/12/2019
» Two years ago, when Nao Lungwi was sitting for the Onet (Ordinary National Education Test) exam in her last year of primary school, the young student thought her ethnic background was a weakness and she didn't expect to be among the top students.
There are better ways to realise riverside dream
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/12/2019
» If the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has its way, the capital city will soon have its own riverside promenade like many other metropolitan cities. Except that the Bangkok version is riddled with controversy.
Bangkok air is no choking matter at all
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/12/2018
» It's the time of the year when I, along with several other million people in Bangkok, have been waiting for -- lower temperatures comfortable enough for us to stay outdoors without breaking a sweat.
City street eats not made for ordinary folk
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/01/2018
» Jubilation for "street food" restaurant owner Jay Fai, who earned a prestigious Michelin Star last month, has ended in a twist.