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Making all the difference
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/09/2017
» With a love of orphaned dogs and working with disabled children, Surachai Saengsuwan, a fashion editor and photographer at L'Officiel Thailand, draws inspiration most from those who have the odds of success stacked against them.
To catch a (wildlife) criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/08/2017
» A small round sample of smuggled ivory is put in a zip-locked plastic bag. Although the piece is the size of a bead, it is hard and must be hammered many times before being broken into little pieces. The specimen is put in a test tube so a freezer mill can grind and pulverise the ivory sample for a DNA test.
Take five: What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 29/04/2017
» 1. BTS passengers take note: Have you experienced bruised hips and discomfort when the mechanical barriers at the entrance hit you if you walk past them just a tad too slow? A campaign has started at change.org, a petition website, to demand the operators of BTS to modify its entrance system that basically doesn't snap at passengers -- something that will relieve parents with children or senior people from unduly worry. The campaign message cites Japan and other countries that use more passenger-friendly turnstiles. So far, nearly 4,000 people have signed for the campaign.
At the animal café
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/04/2017
» How do you like the idea of eating bakery and sipping on soda, all the while playing with cats, dogs, rabbits and more? It may sound off to some, but for many animal lovers, the experience feels just like heaven -- and can now be accomplished at animal cafés all over the country.
Into the holistic
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/03/2017
» Each day at the break of dawn, 40-year-old Sa-nga Karnin emerges from the bamboo hut he shares with his wife and daughter wearing his uniform of blue denim, with a colourful pha khao ma wrapped around his neck. Then, it's work time. His priority as a mahout is Thongma, his trusted elephant who is in her 40s.
Media's shifting landscape
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 23/01/2017
» When the news broke late last year that TrueVisions -- the largest cable TV service provider in Thailand -- would be cutting off six film and television series channels from their line-up beginning this year, a swathe of the network's subscribers were left in doubt as to the necessity of actually owning a cable TV subscription. After all, with online platforms like Netflix, Iflix, YouTube and even Facebook giving us the ability to access our preferred media content at any place or time of our choosing, many consumers are now given more choices in how they can consume media content than ever before.
Getting it all ship-shape
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 28/02/2016
» Sean G wrote to ask for help with contact information for a phytosanitary certification. “I hear that it is done at Kasetsart University but I can’t find anything online and this is the only article I can find that is relevant,” he said, referring to the May 17, 2015, Green Fingers page titled “Have plants, will travel”.
Year-End Dining Delicacies
Holiday Time, Nikki Busuttil, Published on 21/12/2015
» A gourmet international spread or authentic Italian indulgence, The St. Regis Bangkok has enticing delights to slake any appetite. To finish the year out on a gastronomic high, this hotel's 31st December 2015 options leave you spoilt for choice and coming back the very next day.
Whatever the leather
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/12/2015
» Like many Dutch people, Anneke van der Heide Wijma uses a bicycle to get around. One day, while pedalling across Amsterdam on her way home, van derHeide Wijma saw an old sofa discarded on the street.
‘Cancer’ shock, unwanted guest, Tum’s trial
News, Mae Moo, Published on 29/11/2015
» Thai superstar Patcharapa "Aum" Chaichuea says she feels shocked after learning a member of her fan club claimed she was ill with cancer and, unknown to her, duped another fan into parting with 7.5 million baht.