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The fight against sexual violence
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/12/2023
» Since June 19, 1999, November has been designated by the government as the month to end violence against women. Despite 24 years of advocacy efforts, Thai women still experience violence every day. To raise awareness and discuss misconceptions regarding sexual violence against women, the Nitivajra Institute at the Attorney General's Office of Thailand recently organised a forum, "Misconceptions And Misunderstandings That Affect Violence Against Sexuality", via Zoom and social media.
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No room for victim blaming
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/10/2023
» Recently, Mai*, an 18-year-old part-time male employee at a private hospital, became a victim of sexual assault. The incident occurred around 1am after a foreigner asked Mai for directions to the restroom. Mai helped the foreigner and then headed for the same restroom. Unfortunately, Mai was subjected to a non-consensual sexual act there. He told reporters that he cried for help, but nobody heard.
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Cool designs
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/05/2023
» When construction of the MRT forced a branch of Kope Hya Tai Kee, a Chinese restaurant in Pan Fah, to shut down, one of the owners asked Thapanut Kaewpan and Supassara Netbamrungrat, founders of Blue Bangkok, to create 3D refrigerator magnets of the restaurant as a keepsake for customers.
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No longer the bridesmaid
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/02/2023
» Some 3,000kg of baby's breath flowers decorated a wedding reception under the concept of "The Flower Nebula". After the reception, Chayawat Panjaphakdee, better known as "Joe Rainforest", the managing director of Rainforest Thailand and Rakdok, did not want to trash the flowers. When Seacon Square Srinakarin asked him to design a flower event for the MUNx2 zone, dubbed an "artibition", or an area for an art exhibition, he came up with the idea of a floral show titled "Imaginative Cloud" and reused the baby's breath flowers from the wedding to design displays in eight locations.
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Move over Kim K, auntie has arrived
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/07/2022
» Nikom Tongpitak, a retired teacher, lives in Ubon Ratchathani far from his grandchildren. In order to maintain his relationship with the little ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 73-year-old launched a YouTube channel Kuy Kan Lan Pu (translated as Grandpa Chats With Grandchildren) where he hosts the programme with his grandkids.
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Doing away with stigma
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/02/2022
» Ae* was a healthy 80-year-old woman who played tennis two or three times a week, but when a physical examination showed a lump in her lung, she refused further medical examinations. Instead, she met Dr Nuttapon Kanprugse, the head of the Palliative Care Team at Camillian Hospital in Bangkok. Dr Nuttapon, who is also a family physician, told her that if the results of further tests showed the lump to be cancerous, she could possibly be cured because the tumour was small. However, Ae said as she was already 80, she preferred to live the rest of her life naturally rather than undergo surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
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Bathe your pup without water
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/01/2022
» After surgery and other medical treatments, pets cannot be bathed and must avoid getting wet for several days because the wound may get infected and would take longer to heal. What follows is unwanted odours from our furry friends.
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A keto-friendly brand
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/11/2021
» While Umaporn Buranasuksombat was doing her PhD in food nutrition at university, she realised that patients need to consume a lot of protein, especially from egg whites, to build and repair body tissue. However, these patients did not enjoy the taste of egg white and could not consume enough protein to recover and rejuvenate. Due to her background in food science and technology from the University of Queensland, Australia, Umaporn came up with the idea to introduce a new type of food that can help patients.
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A scourge like no other
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/06/2021
» The film Where Do We Go From Here? by Piyarat Piyapongwiwat raises questions about the problems of capitalism.
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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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