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    Evolving traditions

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/08/2021

    » A chubby lady in a colourful traditional Thai costume holding one hand up in a gesture of invitation sits next to a dark blue spirit house on the 5th floor of Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC).

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    Education amid the pandemic

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/06/2020

    » E-leng Keng Kong and his friends Ngao and Fong are required to stay home, wash their hands, wear protective masks and avoid shared eating utensils during the Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, in the South, best friends Anis and Golf are prohibited to play with each other. They are, however, reluctant to maintain physical distance.

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    A beautiful word of caution

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/12/2021

    » As part of the 2021 UOB Painting of the Year (Thailand) competition, artists were allowed to create paintings without restrictions in terms of imagination and ingenuity since there was no specific theme. The results were rewarding. The winner of UOB Painting of the Year (Thailand) in the established artist category, Vachira Kornthong, created a mixed media on canvas painting, Land Of Happiness, which depicts the hidden beauty and abundant happiness found in nature. Land Of Happiness stood out with its use of vibrant colours combined with a fabric applique technique. The message of nature conservation that the artwork implies also touched viewers.

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    Masking reality

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/07/2021

    » After the coronavirus spread around the world in 2019, face masks became an essential item in people's lives. While a face mask symbolises safety and protection, it can reflect inequality in society and an ineffective government.

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    Promoting nature conservation through art

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/05/2020

    » Back in the day when Dr Rungsrit Kanjanavanit was a high school student, his sister handed him a telescope so he could take a closer look at a flock of birds jumping on a Jamaican cherry. Through the telescope, the vivid colours of red and yellow scarlet minivets and golden fronted leafbirds mesmerised him. Ever since then, he has been attracted to feathered creatures and has become an avid birdwatcher.

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    Modern classics

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/05/2020

    » Amid the air pollution crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, artist Terdtanwa Kanama depicts surgical masks as a new necessity, especially in one of his paintings titled Scramble where he drew an angel donning a mask while crying. Adding his voice is Arunsak Paopuree, whose painting Rainy Day takes viewers back to a time before the novel coronavirus outbreak and the PM2.5 conundrum. Arunsak's collection tells stories of a serene life in countryside surrounded with an abundance of beautiful nature.

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    Bats are best for baseball not lunch

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/10/2022

    » A couple of weeks ago, Dr Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, a cardiologist at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, expressed concern on Facebook about a man in Sukhothai who hunted bats for consumption and also for sale.

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    Saying no to illegal wild meat

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

    » A traveller kills a wild animal and posts its photo on social media with the caption: "How should I cook this red junglefowl?"

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    Resisting the temptation

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/09/2021

    » Nicotine is highly addictive, even more so than heroin. That's why when it comes to quitting cigarettes, many attempt it multiple times but end up smoking again.

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    When there's no one to turn to @CoCare is there to help

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/06/2021

    » 'My son got swabbed and tested for coronavirus. The results from his first and second tests were negative, but his third test result showed that he was infected.

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