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Mapping travel paths
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/06/2015
» Finding the right van to your destination from Victory Monument — home to the biggest fleet of commuter vans in the country — used to be no easy task. There are more than 170 routes offered by the hundreds of vans sitting at seven different service points at the roundabout, but there is zero signage. Frequent commuters may have mastered their ways around the slipshod management, but first-timers often end up going round in circles and foreign tourists simply lost in translation.
The vegetable detectives
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 02/06/2015
» Nothing beats the aroma of holy basil and its nutritional benefits. But while rich in antioxidants and antibacterial properties, a recent study from the Thai Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) revealed that holy basil sold at markets in Bangkok is also rich in pesticides — with 62.5% more than the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL). Moreover, holy basil was not the only vegetable found to contain all sorts of pesticides in startling amounts.
Investing in the future
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 27/05/2015
» Although the USA Fair was called off last year because of the coup, the annual event will make its comeback this year at CentralWorld, from Friday until Sunday.
Green living, sustained
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 23/05/2015
» The concept of sustainability is gaining steam. Green this! Green that! You may have already seen a lot of sustainable, green products. But if you think you’ve seen all there is to see, think again — you haven’t read this book.
Opening up educational opportunity
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 19/05/2015
» Since historic reforms in 2011, Myanmar's government has been inviting foreign universities to operate educational programmes in the hope of catching up with international standards.
Fair sport
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 16/05/2015
» Nipaporn Saluphon first felt the shooting pain of a rattan ball smashing into her ankle when she was young. Soon after, she fell in love with sepak takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia. Whenever a sepak takraw match aired on television, she would perch close to the screen, admiring the players and dreaming of becoming one.
Celebrating a life-saving angel
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 12/05/2015
» To mark International Nurses Day today and to continue our series on ordinary people often overlooked by society, Life experiences a night on the job with an emergency room nurse.
Bouncing back
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 22/04/2015
» Chayanan Settisrikoedkun was just three-years-old when she had an accident that left her disabled, although she has no memory of it.
Looking good around the clock
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 18/04/2015
» Annamarie Tendler, a make-up artist who boasts more than 350,000 followers on her popular Tumblr blog, has a message for girls out there: Don’t paint your whole face, make-up is all about hitting the right spots.
Golden oldies
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 14/04/2015
» As well as being the month of Songkran, April also marks Thailand's National Day of the Elderly. Here, Life features two seniors who have found a way to stay strong and live well