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    Back to the cave

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 19/11/2019

    » Over a year has passed since the Tham Luang cave rescue mission made international headlines. The daring attempt to save the 12 boys and coach of the Wild Boars football team gripped the entire world.

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    Light flickers in US, fades in Thailand

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/11/2020

    » For a good part of November, the world was gripped by a tumultuous fanfare that is the US election. And even before the very last votes were counted, relief and joy were already felt in many communities, not only in America but perhaps across the world. For better or for worse, Donald Trump's reign is coming to an end, and the world now looks to President-elect Joe Biden in the hopes that his win will let voices from the marginalised LGBTI community become louder. Biden promised to enact the Equality Act, a civil rights law that will protect LGBTI people from discrimination within his first 100 days in office among other things.

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    Stories from quarantine

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/06/2020

    » When the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown that put many industries on hold, a group of filmmakers and actors from Nadao Bangkok banded together to make a series of short films from their home. The process is done almost entirely online, with no physical meeting between the cast and crew.

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    Normalising the norm

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/03/2020

    » Korean TV, Disney's subtle additions of gay, trans characters signal new levels of visibility, acceptance

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    The Korean wave keeps swelling

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/10/2018

    » The wave of K-pop has seeped into the lives of people throughout Asia and the world. Its soaps, movies, music and fashion trends have dazzled, influenced and merged into the local entertainment scene in different places. We've seen K-pop music like the viral Gangnam Style take over the world and artists like BTS storm the US Billboard charts with their music. Recently, a K-pop gathering in Oakland, California, drew thousands of fans.

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    Living a full life, late in life

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/08/2017

    » Thailand is an ageing society, as defined by the United Nations, which means a country's population consists of more than 10% elderly. Based on 2015 data from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, around 11 million Thais are over 60, which means 16% of the entire population.

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    Pet fest weekend

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/03/2017

    » This weekend, all pet lovers should get themselves and their pooches to Mahidol University (Salaya) in Nakhon Pathom. The much beloved "Mahidol Khon Rak Sat" (We Love Animals) event is back under the theme "Two Decades Of Mahidol Veterinarians For Human And Animals".

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    Driving to the finish line

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/03/2015

    » Though it was Montol Sittipreechacharn's first time competing at the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia — a contest to find the most fuel-efficient, student-made car — he was sure his team would be taking the trophy home.

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    Don't lose face

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/02/2016

    » Thais have a colloquial saying, that "committing good deeds now will make you beautiful in your next life. But getting work done on your face will make you look beautiful in this life". This saying explains everything about how much Thai society puts value on cosmetic surgery. From double eyelids, a pointed nose to looking decades younger -- bring it on.

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