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    Making a game of walking

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/07/2016

    » Step aside the past hits like Temple Run, Subway Surfers and Despicable Me: Minion Rush! Now gamers have Steppy Pants, new walking-simulator game as their latest favourite, if not addiction, which has become a blast only a month after its launch. It is now ranked the second most popular free application on the App Store as of this week.

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    Coming to terms with what's in your head

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/07/2019

    » After a verse about fresh nuts sold at a floating market in Thailand -- yet sung by the world's darling chipmunk brothers Chip and Dale -- took social media by storm, people started to share comments about how they could not get the music out of their head.

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    Words that live on

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/11/2016

    » While a lot of bookworms and collectors are hunting newspapers, magazines and special publications printed in tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, some digital channels are also available to keep memories about the late King alive.

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    Right man for the job

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/08/2016

    » From a farang-looking showbiz sweetheart who starred in a soap opera, television commercials and music videos 17 years back, today Christopher Benjakul is selling bread.

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    Mother's Day out

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/08/2016

    » Today is the National Mother's Day. Let's take this celebratory opportunity -- at least a public holiday for Thais of course -- to just indulge in interesting and fun activities that are organised for mums around town. Here are some of our picks.

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    The thin line between confusion and confidence

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/05/2021

    » With the mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 to be rolled out soon, confusion is rising among Thais as a deadly third wave spreads across the country.

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    Covid confusion is the new normal

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/01/2021

    » With this new surge of Covid-19 cases hitting the country, Thais know that the disease is not new. Certain buzzwords like coronavirus and the new normal are familiar narratives and protective face masks and alcohol-based sanitisers have become common household items.

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    Avoiding the great outdoors

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/02/2019

    » Exercise enthusiast Saowaphak Pinijpichitkul mistook the toxic haze that had shrouded Bangkok earlier for dense morning fog, and thus didn't realise the health risks when she decided to continue her outdoor run day after day. The subsequent symptoms told her she was all wrong.

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    All I need is the air that I breathe

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/01/2019

    » The hazardous fine dust particles known as PM2.5 are hitting Bangkok like a silent killer. People are nervous. The N95 respirator masks to filter the minuscule particles, less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter, have quickly sold out. Online communities are flooded with data on how humans -- and animals -- can keep safe.

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    Emergency assistance at your fingertips

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/07/2018

    » In light of the high toll exacted every year by natural and man-made disasters, illnesses and accidents, Thailand needs to be better prepared for unforeseen circumstances and take structurally pro-active measures to enhance people's safety. Take road accidents, for instance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) last year revealed that an average of 36.2 out of 100,000 Thais are killed in road accidents every year, equivalent to around 25,000 annual deaths, making Thailand the country with the highest road-fatality rate in Asia and second-highest in the world.

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