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Wrapped in folk wisdom
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 08/02/2015
» When you buy food, its packaging might be either the standard mass-produced kind used by the manufacturer or something more informal, supplied by the vendor. Once the food is eaten, the wrapping is usually just thrown away. It has done its job and is no longer useful.
Community spirit lives on
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 08/12/2013
» Thailand's repertoire of food rests on three different bases. The first is the household _ foods to be cooked and eaten at home. Some of these dishes are easy to prepare, while others require more work, such as various nam prik (chilli dip sauces) and curries.
Locked up women find fresh outlook thanks to royal programme
Spectrum, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 24/06/2012
» Of Thailand's 25,000 female prisoners, 85% are there due to drug-related offences. Compared to other world prison populations, this percentage is inordinately high, as is that of the rising number of female inmates in relation to male inmates _ some 17% of Thailand's prison population is female. Many are arrested after becoming involved in the drug trade, used as tools by dealers. As young as 18, they are drawn into the wrong kind of company, their gullibility exploited. They tend to be girls with little education from poor families who are desperate for money.