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Vaping menace shifting more into childhood
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2026
» The news of primary school children posting themselves vaping on Instagram is a warning sign. Viral images of young students vaping or smoking e-cigarettes have now become strikingly casual and performative, speaking volumes about how far the problem has gone.
'Merman' courts controversy by refusing to kowtow
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2025
» Siranudh "Psi" Scott has entered the media spotlight after clashing with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and being dismissed from his role advising the department's director-general amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Brave whistleblower uncovers pharma scam
Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/03/2025
» In an extraordinary act of courage, Ms Patchani Phunsuk, a whistleblower at the heart of a pharmaceutical corruption scandal, has helped uncover a criminal network that misused taxpayer-funded drugs to enrich a select few while jeopardising public health.
Face to face with terror
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/10/2023
» One survivor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall shooting attack recalled the moment when she faced the 14-year-old shooter while running up an escalator.
Sex-ed app developed for deaf youths
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/12/2021
» Mahidol University has launched the "Compulsory Sexuality Education (CSE) for Deaf" mobile app for people with hearing impairments.
Debt debacle dogs farmers
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/11/2021
» Wiratchada Hanchana, 50, and her husband Wichian were forced to leave the home they built and had lived in for more than 24 years after failing to pay a 700,000 baht pickup truck debt they say they know nothing about.
Inter schools want nod to open classes
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/09/2021
» The non-profit International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT) has urged the government to allow schools to reopen under strict safety conditions as soon as possible, its president Usa Somboon said.
More than meets the eye
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/09/2021
» It was not my intention to end my travel series in the Central Region with another site of a gigantic Buddha sculpture. For my previous story, I visited Ang Thong's Wiset Chaichan district and went to Wat Muang to pay respect to the 95m-tall Luang Pho Yai, the largest seated Buddha sculpture in the country.
Bursting the bubble wrap
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/09/2021
» Bubble wrap made of polyethylene is often used to fill up spaces in cardboard boxes to protect products during shipment.
Ao Phangnga reopens on Sunday
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/07/2021
» Ao Phangnga National Park in the southern Phangnga province will open some attractions to welcome tourists starting on Aug 1.