• THAILAND

  Scientists make coral breakthrough

  News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/04/2019

  » Marine scientists at Chulalongkorn University unveiled the world's first coral reef breeding method that utilises the frozen sperm cells of the finger staghorn coral.

• THAILAND

  Minding the measles

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/03/2019

  » Measles is now a serious epidemic. Rubeola, the virus responsible for measles, can sicken nine in 10 people who breathe the air that surrounds an infected person for two hours after one coughs. Despite the availability of the measles vaccine, the disease killed around 136,000 people last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

• THAILAND

  Beating bipolar

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/05/2018

  » Mariah Carey is probably good at keeping secrets. For almost 20 years, the American superstar was trying to sweep under the carpet her struggle with mental illness. So when she opened up to People magazine last month that she has been treated for bipolar disorder since 2001, millions of her fans were stupefied.

• THAILAND

  The final act of kindness

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/06/2015

  » Corpses are the most valuable part of Durongrit Sawangnet's job. Every day he tirelessly walks in and out of cold storage rooms looking after dozens of dead bodies awaiting dissection.

• THAILAND

  The silent assassin

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/06/2019

  » The downpour that began late last month declares that Thailand has officially entered the rainy season. But it also serves as a warning sign to stay vigilant for dengue fever.

• THAILAND

  The return of a sexual scourge

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/05/2019

  » A 15-year-old girl is pregnant with twins. Her partner is also 15. Set aside the concern that the couple are too young to start a family, the teen mum also has syphilis.

• THAILAND

  History preserved

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019

  » Before the reign of King Rama VII of the Chakri Dynasty, royal coronation ceremonies had never been filmed. As of now, the footage from the ceremonies of King Rama VII and the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej are the only two existing coronation motion pictures available in Thailand.

• THAILAND

  Designer babies

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2019

  » Twin girls Lulu and Nana are no ordinary children. Claimed as the world's first gene-edited babies, they quickly came under the global spotlight from the moment they came into this world. Now they are being received with great interest and curiosity among not just doctors and scientists but also many people around the world. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) had to set up a special panel to look at the technique through which the twins were conceived.

• THAILAND

  A mysterious epidemic

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/07/2018

  » First, it was fashion designer Kate Spade. Then celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. In only three days, the world recently lost two notable names whose deaths had one thing in common: apparent suicide.

• THAILAND

  Hospital starts offering dengue vaccine

  Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/12/2016

  » Samitivej Hospital has introduced the vaccine against four strains of the dengue virus, making it the first facility in Thailand to offer immunisation against the mosquito-borne disease.

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