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Laugh, paint, heal
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/02/2025
» Happy squeals and laughter from almost 50 young children filled a cosy village hall on a recent Sunday morning in Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai. They were pointing at a man dressed comically in a green crocodile costume panicking over his missing teeth. Outside, the weather was 14C. The children sported colourful jackets, some with Moo Deng printed on them.
Advances stalled in film, sport
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/04/2022
» Censorship and discrimination cast pall over World Cup.
Growing chorus of prejudice
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/03/2022
» Transgender beauty queen's immigration trouble in Dubai is yet another reminder of how Thai law has failed.
Real world lags behind virtual
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/02/2022
» LIVING THE DREAM
Top of the class
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/12/2021
» Life gives out awards in recognition of the best worst and everything in between for all things LGBTI-related in 2021.
Old ways in modern times
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/03/2021
» FROM NOVEL TO SCREEN
Progress and setbacks
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/12/2020
» This year has seen a lot of development regarding LGBTI communities in Thailand, around the world, and even on-screen, and although Covid-19 has led to more stigma and discrimination, there were still victories in some places
Lush life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/09/2020
» As the night descended, we went out with binoculars in hand. Amid tall trees, flashes of light illuminated a pair of red eyes, which experts quickly identified as belonging to nang ai -- or Sunda slow loris -- a nocturnal primate native to southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The animal, perching on a faraway branch, is currently listed as "endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Creative comfort in ChangChui
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/09/2020
» Chicken basil is a go-to dish for many Thais. And the best thing to eat it with would be well-cooked rice and fried egg -- together a perfect, simple meal found just about anywhere in the country. But at Olive Kitchen, this favourite phad kaprao gai is seeing new life in an unexpected place: on a pizza.
One giant leap for womankind
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/09/2020
» Houston, we are ready to launch with the latest Netflix series Away, as it takes its daring crew and audience on an epic journey to outer space. Their destination? Mars. However, this grand voyage comes at great personal cost and sacrifice for the crew who have to reconcile being away from the gravitational pull of home and the people on Earth that have to move forward without their physical presence.