• LIFE

  Watch what you eat

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/02/2022

  » Earlier this month, children in various provinces across Thailand including Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Saraburi, Trang and Kanchanaburi suddenly developed acute conditions, including breathing difficulty, paleness, fatigue and eventually methemoglobin -- a dysfunctional form of haemoglobin that is incapable of transporting oxygen -- after eating unbranded sausages.

• THAILAND

  Hope beyond cure

  News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/03/2021

  » Suthira Taychakhoonavudh loves teaching. But now wearing a different hat as a CEO and co-founder of Baiya Phytopharm, many times she feels the stress is almost too much to bear.

• LIFE

  The power of herbal medicine

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/11/2021

  » Earlier this year, health-conscious customers were seen queuing up at a herbal retailer in a Bangkok neighbourhood in hopes of buying a few bottles of fah talai jone (green chiretta) capsules. With a surge of Covid-19 cases earlier this year, the herbal product made them feel secure and gave them hope of relying on something else besides Favipiravir.

• OPINION

  Zombie land

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/02/2019

  » In the Netflix original series Kingdom, the virtuous crown prince Lee Chang gallops off to a faraway land in search of an ancient doctor to help him unravel the mysterious circumstances of his father's death. Meanwhile, a wicked nobleman tries to resurrect the king for his own nefarious purposes. But in so doing, he turns the dead king into a bloodthirsty zombie. And we all know what a zombie bite does to its victim. A zombie plague ensues, spreading throughout the land.

• THAILAND

  A kitchen calamity

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/05/2019

  » Nathinee Jiamprasert approached the MasterChef Thailand judging table with full confidence as she served a menu called Shanghai frog, which basically is a breadcrumb frog dish topped with spring onions.

• LIFE

  Hope on the horizon

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/05/2018

  » Life can be very complicated for patients falling victim to thalassaemia. First, the inherited blood disorder leads to anaemia so patients require very frequent blood transfusions for the rest of their lives -- an expense of around 10 million baht through the age of 30.

• OPINION

  Workplace mental support a must

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/10/2022

  » The preschool mass shooting in Nong Bua Lam Phu last week has raised a number of controversial issues -- from gun control, journalism ethics and professionalism, to drugs and violence.

• LIFE

  Chronic treatment

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/02/2020

  » When it comes to whether or not cannabis should be used as a means to treat cancer, the answer is not black or white.

• LIFE

  Power of the positive

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/11/2019

  » When Thitiwatt Sira­sejtakorn and his boyfriend learned the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand was coming to a neighbourhood of Hat Yai campaigning for people to get an HIV screening in exchange for two movie tickets, they did not hesitate to join.

• LIFE

  Chronic issues

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/06/2019

  » At midnight, Vasu* was still struggling to keep his eyes closed. In a bid to cure to his chronic insomnia, the 28-year-old decided to try cannabis oil for the first time. After putting two drops under his tongue, he started to feel tranquilised. The self-administration continued until he'd eventually consumed a total of 40 drops. By 3am, Vasu had begun to hallucinate. He saw demons and had a double-vision alongside other symptoms such as a stiff tongue, speech difficulty, limb spasticity, nausea, vomiting and palpitations. In the end, he was rushed to hospital.

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