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  A cleaner ride

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/04/2023

  » Three-wheeled vehicles, or tuk-tuks as they are known, are popular among tourists in Thailand due to their distinctive appearance and ability to provide a unique local experience. However, when start-up company Urban Mobility Tech (UMT) surveyed the pain points of passengers in Bangkok using public transportation, they responded that tuk-tuks did not have a standard price and the vehicles created noise and air pollution. In 2017, UMT decided to launch Muvmi, an electric tuk-tuk company, to provide an environmentally friendly and safe public transportation option to Bangkokians.

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  From the small screen to real life

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/09/2022

  » A business mogul worries his son may be kidnapped, so he hires eight bodyguards to pose as students to protect him at school. The eight bodyguards do not know each other, and this leads to confusion and conflict.

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  Helping hands in the Himalayas

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/02/2022

  » A physician is one of the most respected careers, but like others, they also face difficulties. In a new book titled Himalai Tong Klub Pai Fung (Himalayan Health Exchange II) published by Salmon Books, Dr Kamphee Sruamsiri, a freelance emergency physician, wrote about his identity crisis which led him to participate in the Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE), a medical service that brings international healthcare professionals and students to treat people who live in remote areas of the Indian Himalayas and Indo-Tibetan borderlands.

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  Heroes close to home

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/03/2021

  » When Himmapan Marshmallow -- illustrations of Thai mythical creatures -- went viral, artist Komkrit Tepthian became attracted to the simple yet cute designs. The endearing drawings inspired Komkrit to create five miniatures named Nak Pod (a naga), Nak Punk (a different naga), Mae Hera (a crocodile head with a naga body), Mom (a monkey with four-legs mixed and some lizard features) and Ta Singha (a lion). The appealing creations were produced in his workshop, Motmo Studio, and became popular among shoppers.

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  Tradition vs trash on Loy Krathong

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/11/2019

  » From krathong made from banana leaves to those made of styrofoam, bread, ice and other biodegradables, Thais have come up with many different ideas and materials to make floats for the Loy Krathong Festival, during which, on every Full Moon of the 12th lunar month, they pay respect and seek forgiveness from the Goddess of Water. The festival takes place tonight.

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  Fare isn't fair

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/05/2019

  » Bangkok's buses are known to offer a Fast And Furious kind of ride. Years ago, the No.8 was voted worst in the city in the Transport Ministry's Facebook survey, due to the horrible experience. Despite a sudden change in driver and conductor behaviour after the survey was released, many public buses are still notorious for their impolite and inefficient services, as well as poor facilities, among many other things.

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  A looming threat

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/10/2023

  » Last month, thousands of dead fish were reported to have washed ashore on Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri. An environmental academician declared that the fish died due to a lack of oxygen caused by a plankton bloom.

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  Art comes to the park

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/07/2023

  » Art is everywhere in Bangkok -- in galleries, malls, cafes and even temples -- and now also in Benjakitti Park, an urban green area with biodiverse ecosystems. "Greeting Benjakitti", part of Unfold Bangkok organised by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, is now open to the public. Unfold Bangkok aims to introduce tourists to the charm of the capital which they may have never seen before.

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  A swim for the sea

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/06/2023

  » In late April, Psi Scott, a Scottish-Thai marine conservationist, along with 36 volunteers set a new record for Southeast Asia in a swimming relay of over 70km, crossing the Andaman Sea to raise awareness about marine conservation and plastic waste reduction. Psi also became the youngest swimmer to establish a new open sea swimming record for Asia -- 50km in two days without equipment.

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  The mango that moved the world

  Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/09/2022

  » Many people enjoyed an unexpected windfall after the rapper Milli ate the beloved Thai dessert mango sticky rice onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earlier this year.

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