• LIFE

  Tunes of the forest

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/02/2022

  » It is a heavenly radio broadcast that reminds villagers twice a day -- morning and late afternoon -- of their feathered companions under threat of extinction. Despite being hampered by lockdowns, artists have managed to imitate birdsong for public announcement systems to promote human-animal relationships.

• LIFE

  Ancient art moves to modernise

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2022

  » After a two-year hiatus, Thanyaporn Khongkrathok, 17, and her friends dusted off their kaleidoscopic bird-like costumes. When the curtain was raised, they danced gracefully to pay respect to their ancestors. Thanyaporn has practised nora, the southern performance art, from an early age because she wants to preserve it.

• LIFE

  Hanging by a thread

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/04/2021

  » For Korn, the coronavirus outbreak has heightened loneliness. He feels trapped in his cave-like apartment in Samut Prakan where he has been living and working, with his depression still lingering after a painful break-up three years ago. Songkran is the only time of year he visits his family in the Thon Buri district of Bangkok. They are not close but at least the thought gives him a sense of belonging. Moreover, Songkran allowed him to join boisterous pool parties and water fights and "free his spirit".

• THAILAND

  Volunteers on the frontline

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/04/2020

  » Knocking on the door is a life-and-death mission for now. While medical staff are combating the coronavirus outbreak on the frontline, under-resourced village health volunteers are conducting house-to-house visits to monitor the health of community residents at their own risk.

• THAILAND

  Debate host a model in cool

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/03/2021

  » With her intense gaze and a pen in her right hand, Jomquan Laopetch has become a household name as she moderates heated debates between those on different ends of the political spectrum. The termination of her contract with Thairath TV at the end of January made headlines and prompted widespread speculation about her next move. She is now host of new programme The Matter every Friday.

• THAILAND

  In search of broader horizons

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 31/08/2020

  » A large number of Thai students are now getting into top universities abroad, including the prestigious Ivy League, to seize opportunities from an international environment.

• THAILAND

  Pandemic is disrupting travel plans

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/05/2020

  » When Alexis Luckey and Sam Matthias set foot in Bangkok in March, they never expected their journey would be turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. However, after spending a month at a local quarantine centre in Nonthaburi, the couple decided to put off their plans to return to the United States.

• THAILAND

  KMUTT students launch medical 'shields for heroes' project

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/04/2020

  » Students at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) are making face shields from home to help hospitals nationwide combat the coronavirus outbreak as demand for medical supplies continues unabated.

• THAILAND

  Tourists back govt but also extend stays

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/01/2020

  » Chinese tourists in Thailand have expressed confidence in their government's attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak by sealing off Wuhan.

• TRAVEL

  Snowy peaks and vibrant culture

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/09/2023

  » Debris remains the lingering evidence of a massive earthquake in Nepal in 2015. With the epicentre in the northwest of Kathmandu, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the natural disaster killed around 9,000 people, injured over 100,000 and impacted around 8 million. As Nepal began to recover, the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a complete standstill and tourism cracked and collapsed like people's homes.

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