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    Bangkok aglow

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/03/2020

    » The Bangkok metropolitan area has been in a state of continual change. Gravel roads turned to concrete. Large empty fields replaced with tall buildings and luxurious malls. Public transportation such as the BTS, MRT and buses have been extended to reach people in remote areas. And once friendly people with smiles, Thai people now prefer to look at their smartphone rather than paying attention to others.

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    Hashtags of hate

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2022

    » A week ago, the hashtags #BanSitala and #BanLuknang returned to social media again after K-pop girl group H1-Key dropped their debut music video Athletic Girl and performed in an online press conference. These hashtags appeared for the first time last December when South Korean entertainment agency Grandline Group (GLG) announced the debut of H1-Key, which included Thai singer Sitala Wongkrachang as the rapper. Sitala is the daughter of the famous late actor and political activist Saranyu Wongkrachang. When Thai anti-government supporters and K-pop fans discovered that Sitala had entered the industry, they were furious as her family had a role in the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rallies, which led to the 2014 coup. They accused her of being a supporter of a dictatorship.

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    Messages hidden in art

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/06/2023

    » Nakhon Phanom airport was established during the Vietnam War to facilitate the transportation of supplies and troops for the US military. The airport served as a strategic location for the US Army to access Vietnam by flying over Laos which borders Thailand.

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    Mario's marvellous medicine

    B Magazine, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/03/2019

    » Traditional Thai medicine is perceived by many to be old and outdated. But when Channel 3 decided to place it centre stage in its recent period romcom, Thongek Morya Ta Chalong (Doctor Thongek Of Ta Chalong), it sparked renewed interest among viewers.

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    Helping hands in the Himalayas

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/02/2022

    » A physician is one of the most respected careers, but like others, they also face difficulties. In a new book titled Himalai Tong Klub Pai Fung (Himalayan Health Exchange II) published by Salmon Books, Dr Kamphee Sruamsiri, a freelance emergency physician, wrote about his identity crisis which led him to participate in the Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE), a medical service that brings international healthcare professionals and students to treat people who live in remote areas of the Indian Himalayas and Indo-Tibetan borderlands.

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    Blast from the past

    Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/05/2016

    » The Plearn Wan Panich: Chom Chon Bang Rod restaurant is designed in a vintage style inspired by the historic Bang Rod community in Bangkok.

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