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Breaking the cycle
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/03/2024
» 'Our mission is to break the cycle of despair," says Chanya Suebpetch, one of the members of a team of social workers at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. The 37-year-old works in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics. Chanya's work is therefore focused strongly on supporting vulnerable children.
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Bus commuters won't gain from BMTA rehab
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 24/06/2020
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is getting serious about rehabilitation, proposing a slew of plans in a scheme akin to that adopted for Thai Airways (THAI) to help the loss-ridden agency turn itself around.
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Make trains affordable for all city folk
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/12/2018
» Since Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha inaugurated the opening of the BTS Green Line Skytrain system's southern extension on Thursday, Samut Prakan residents may now find it more convenient to commute to Bangkok for work. But I have doubts about how many of them can afford it.
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Guardians of a bygone era
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/11/2017
» Nine years ago when Thanakorn Promli, who lives in tambon Ban Ku in Si Sa Ket, was trying to convince his neighbours to investigate the history of their village, he didn't know it would lead to the rediscovery of his hometown and the birth of a new learning centre last month.
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A new recipe to promote Thai cuisine
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/07/2016
» It was no accident when two modest hawker stalls in Singapore were each awarded a star by the Michelin Guide last Thursday.
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Cyclists being led down the garden path
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/05/2016
» Backpedalling cannot be good, especially when it comes to biking affairs. But City Hall is about to do just that if it listens to a group of experts who believe some bike routes should be scrapped.
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Commuters' needs always seem to come last
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/09/2015
» If you were asked to describe public transportation in Thailand, what would come to mind?
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Legalise app cabs to ride in happiness
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/01/2015
» After several failed attempts at hailing a taxi to return home from work downtown, a friend of mine changed strategy.
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The urban biker
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/06/2014
» In a crazy city like New York, people still ride bicycles. It’s one of the most practical modes of transport, as mentioned in Casey Neistat’s foreword to New York Bike Style. (A few years ago, the American filmmaker makes a short video mocking the impracticality of New York bike lanes. In the clip, he actually gets a ticket for not riding a bicycle in the bike lane — which is often blocked by things like trash cans, construction ladders, even a police car!)
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Inspired by nature
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/08/2013
» Li Junsheng was probably unfortunate to be born into a poor family, but he was lucky to be born with a great passion for art.
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