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Thailand is for women in science
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 19/12/2015
» Since 1997, more than 2,000 female scientists and researchers from 110 countries around the globe have been offered fellowships for “For Women in Science”, a collaborative effort between L’Oréal Group and the Secretariat of the National Commission for Unesco. In Thailand, the programme has been running for 13 consecutive years to support our female researchers. This year, there were six recipients in three categories — life science, material science and chemistry — who received a grant worth 250,000 baht each to further support their respective research projects.
The rainbow round-up
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/12/2015
» Most-discussed LGBT issues in 2015 and what to look for in the year to come.
This carefully plotted soap opera called life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/12/2015
» During the last three-day weekend, many of us were stuck at home while half the country was out travelling. At least it wasn't too boring. We had Father's Day on Saturday and political corruption and TV dramas to occupy ourselves with during the brief no-work period.
Kafka creative
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/11/2015
» Even though he is responsible for curating all performances and art pieces that have been showcasing at "Unfolding Kafka Festival", dancer and choreographer Jitti Chompee has had limited exposure when it comes to actual works of the literature's icon. He doesn't want to just focus on the text of Franz Kafka but to extend the interpretation of his work, which is what the festival revolves around.
Chasing visions
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/11/2015
» Wearing a patient name tag around her neck, Daw Myin waited inside Mawlamyine General Hospital in Mon State, Myanmar, to get surgery on her cataracts. Her eyes were slightly cloudy. Her white hair was covered with a green net.
Graduating with a sense of freedom
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/11/2015
» Come graduation season in Thailand, the topic that often pops up on the public radar usually concerns LGBT students and their graduation uniforms. While some universities now allow trans students to dress according to their gender identity, many others still hold on to the ancient rule that dictates males wear trousers and females skirts. Even on a special day like graduation, there's no exception to the rules.
Outside comfort zones
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/10/2015
» 'I've been working seven days a week for the past two years," said Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn, director of Thai teen series Hormones 3 The Final Season.
Reality of life reflected from the TV screens
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/10/2015
» Hormones, the famous Thai teen series known for its realistic dialogue and its characters' risqué behaviour, is back. And, from the look of things, the show is promising audiences that their third season -- the series' last -- will go out with a bang.
Feeding young ears
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/10/2015
» At the age of 67, Hirotaka Kawai seems a frail, old man. But he is very lively in conversation. His eyes sparkle whenever he talks about his beloved Kawai music empire -- and the legacy of this world-renowned piano manufacturer -- passed down from his grandfather Koichi, the company's founder.
Blind devotion to books
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/09/2015
» Yoshimi Horiuchi -- the founder of Always Reading Caravan Association (ARC), an NGO that sets up mobile libraries in rural Thailand -- is passionate about reading. Nothing in this world can quench her love for literature, not even the fact that she is blind.