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The gentle touch
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 23/11/2015
» Behind the weather-beaten off-white high walls topped with electrical fences that discharge energy at an intensity of 3,500 volts, Dao* is serving a three-year jail term for embezzlement. Completely shut out from the world, her every movement is closely watched through extensive video surveillance. Freedom, for her, seems to no longer exist.
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A touching experience
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 29/09/2015
» 'Do not touch!" is one of the most common signs at any museum. But for people who have no sight, the kind of sign they want a museum to have the most may be one that simply says the opposite: "Please touch!"
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Ritual abuse or harmless fun?
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 09/09/2015
» To haze or not to haze, the question persists. Late last month, scandals concerning university hazing rituals made headlines -- as they have done every year without fail as a new terms starts. First Lalita Hanwong, a history teacher at Mahasarakham University, was verbally threatened with violence and even sexual harassment when she expressed disagreement with the hazing rituals of her university's College of Music.
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Building healthy communities
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 01/09/2015
» Statistics from the Department of Mental Health show that out of 600,000 people with intellectual disabilities in Thailand, only 40,171 of them, or 6.25%, seek medical care from public hospitals. Children form a large part of this group and this poses a national healthcare concern -- the big question being, how does Thailand increase the rate of medical treatment and consultation for the young with mental disabilities?
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Teaching for Thailand
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 30/06/2015
» Teach For Thailand (TFT) is a non-profit organisation which is a part of the Teach For All network. Working with local schools, the organisation hand-picks individuals of all academic disciplines to become "change agents" through teaching at needy schools in Bangkok. Now in its second year, the operation is thriving.
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Students: Please take note
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 29/06/2015
» The female reproductive system is illustrated by a cartoonish drawing of a girl, ovum and all. On her head, she is crowned with a brownish pea, which represents the pituitary gland. Aureola in screaming colour encircle her body with labels suggesting different hormones that run in the cycle. The title of the page reads: "It's a girl's story."
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Kitchen confidential
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 07/02/2015
» One thing with which Thailand has never failed to impress is its food. Fresh, aromatic and immaculately presented, Thai food is great and you know it. While you may be able to find Thai food at restaurants in cities around the world, true authenticity is often hard to come by.
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GTH's Mez is a romcom kind of guy — get used to it
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/12/2014
» I Fine Thank You Love You is the latest romantic comedy film from GTH to hit cinemas nationwide next Wednesday. The film centres on a teacher, Pleng, who is asked by a student leaving for America to tell her boyfriend Yim she wants to break up with him. Yim blames Pleng for perfecting his girlfriend's English skills and nags her to teach him to speak English so that he too can go to America and get his girl back.
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The quest to make physics fun
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 19/11/2014
» For students in Thailand, cram schools are an intrinsic part of school life. But while they may offer advantages for students whose parents are more than pleased to see their children get the most from their education, some families simply cannot afford these extra classes.
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Leading by example
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 11/11/2014
» At 8am on a typical school day, children, wearing their national costumes, line up and sing the Thai national anthem as the Thai flag is hoisted. In class, they study every subject in Thai with Thai teachers. At lunch, they enjoy local food. On Teachers’ Day, alumni revisit their teachers, presenting them with a jasmine garland.
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