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Easy to get in, hard to get out
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2020
» Tik Kanitsarin -- a well-known TV personality and participant of Big Brother in 2006 -- accumulated great debts after stepping into the world of online gambling, a habit that has turned her life upside down.
Out of work and out of options
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/09/2020
» When the garment factory where Tin Tin* worked for over a decade shut down in Mae Sot due to the financial impact of Covid-19 earlier this year, the 37-year-old Myanmar migrant resorted to picking wild water morning glory along a canal near her shanty home to cook and eat.
Hospitality Matters: Why millennials will lead the local travel recovery
Published on 18/09/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic has had the travel industry on its knees since its unwelcome appearance late last year and despite declining cases in some regions of the world, we still do not see light at the end of the travel restriction tunnel.
Facing the future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/09/2020
» After AlphaGo -- an artificial intelligence (AI) that specialises in playing the strategy board game Go -- beat world champion Lee Sedol from South Korea 4-1 in 2016, people in the technology field took a closer look at AI and wondered if it could beat humans even more. Though AI plays significant roles in our routine lives, many Thai people still don't know what it is and how it is relevant to our lives.
A home away from home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/08/2020
» For British couple Joel and Daniele Bull, the novel coronavirus pandemic has in its own strange way become a blessing in disguise. Originally booked to stay at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok for about six weeks, the pandemic led them to prolong their stay indefinitely.
Proper eye care during the pandemic
Special Publications, Published on 06/08/2020
» COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 has recently become a global pandemic. It is highly transmissible, presenting with a significant fatality rate, especially among the elderly and those with comorbidities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and immune suppression.
Hands off!
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2020
» Before the Covid-19 lockdown, Dino Detective used to be the most popular play zone at Bangkok's Children Discovery Museum. Usually crowded with eager children digging for fossils of dinosaurs buried under the sand, now only 10 young participants at a time are allowed in the zone due to the social distancing measures.
Hoping for better days
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/07/2020
» After months of lockdown, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently gave the green light for all remaining entertainment venues to reopen, following an appeal from musicians and entertainers to allow them to get back to work as the long closure had put many in severe financial straits.
How to calm and stabilise your immune system naturally
Published on 16/07/2020
» The functional medicine model supports the whole person by taking into account the following elements; physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, and spiritual factors. Experienced doctors use optimal nutrition, targeted supplementation, innovative therapies, detoxification and mind-body practices to support the immune system.
Rajavithi Hospital hosts Covid conference
Life, Published on 14/07/2020
» Rajavithi Hospital is hosting a virtual conference on "Covid-19: The Global Health Challenges For The New Decade" from tomorrow to Friday.