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Mapping for masks
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/03/2020
» Infection cases of Covid-19 are now exponentially growing in Thailand, where the number of patients is expected to reach 1,000 in a few days' time.
The homecoming queens
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/03/2020
» As the music began to play, the darkened stage was illuminated by spotlights. One-by-one, the light unveiled and welcomed the return of several beauty queens who were once crowned in this very same venue.
Unshackling gentle giants
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/05/2018
» After trading our sneakers for knee-length boots, we trotted down to the riverbank where a boat was waiting for us. It was a short crossing to the other side of Nam Khan River to meet the elephants that happily approached us for bananas and sugar cane. They had no chains around their ankles. The mahouts stood nearby, keeping watch with no hooks in their hands. Later, they guided the gentle giants to walk along with the humans trailing nearby on muddy ground. The atmosphere was very friendly and calm, with a picturesque landscape of jungle, river and sky surrounding us.
Slow train to Korat
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2017
» "Where are you headed?"<br> The question broke the ice at the start of our long journey.
Laos turns up a winner
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/04/2017
» Stepping off of the red carpet, the gorgeous Lao star Vilouna Phetmany -- known by her stage name Tot Lina -- began to greet us in perfect Thai. On Wednesday, she attended the gala opening of the Bangkok Asean Film Festival, shining among the regional superstars. Tomorrow the festival will screen the film she stars in, a new-wave Lao horror called Nong Hak, before it goes into general release on May 18.
The tale of the Thai papermaker
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» After taking a few wrong turns on the streets of Lampang province, we finally swerved from the dirt road onto a small path that goes through a bamboo forest. A studio for handmade paper is situated inside, completely shielded from the public road. There, Supan Promsen came out to greet us.
All creatures great and small
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2014
» When disaster strikes, everyone’s first priority is normally to look after themselves and their families. Not many would extend their kindness to others — neither human nor animal — in need.
Separation anxiety
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/07/2014
» People from rural areas working as maids or in factories or on construction sites is an ordinary sight to see — a fact so commonly acknowledged that it just blends into everyday society.