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Communication breakdown
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/07/2025
» Athipat Boonleang, a deaf gay rider, was on the way to deliver a parcel. Confused by the customer's location, she sent a text message to no avail. She contacted an online sign language interpretation service only to find that it is suspended.
Rising rents threaten the vibrant street food scene of the once-booming Banthat Thong Road
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/06/2025
» As night fell, neon signs gradually lit up Instagrammable restaurants and cafes. Despite pouring rain, tourists were taking photos of a dessert shop's logo of a boy holding a bun at an iconic intersection. Some eateries were teeming with customers, with a long queue of them spilling onto the sidewalk. Some, less popular, saw staff sitting idle. Others put up advertisement for lease.
Card collectors chase possible fortune
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/11/2021
» Clutching a large tote bag, a collector is looking for someone to trade a wide range of anime toys from cards to stickers in the new craze for rare items that cost over 100,000 baht per piece.
Defeating an earlier pandemic
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/06/2021
» In London, Sompol* can know his HIV status almost immediately. He registers on a website and fills out a questionnaire. Even illegal immigrants can avail themselves of this free service because it doesn't require ID and visa status checks. In two days, a white parcel of self-test kits arrives on his doorstep.