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Illegal meds harm more than heal
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/09/2014
» Eight years of polypharmacy — the use of multiple medications simultaneously — made Mariam Sriruangtong, 65, unable to walk.
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Mind the generation gap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/07/2016
» They wear deep red lipstick modelled after their idol, Taylor Swift. They worship the Apple and Visa brands, and enjoy music ranging from One Direction, DJ Calvin Harris and The 1975, as well as lesser-known performers with niche followings.
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Looking across the river towards a better future
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/04/2016
» Crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border in daylight can be an anxious experience for undocumented migrants.
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User-unfriendly Mor Prom app a flop
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/05/2021
» Two months ago, the Public Health Ministry announced an ambitious plan to use "Mor Prom," a Line account and mobile application to manage Covid vaccine registrations. Mor Prom is not just another mobile app. The ministry is reported to have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in Covid vaccine registration, dubbed to be the largest mass vaccination in Thai history, to be smooth and seamless.
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Don't drag the press into fake news mess
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/11/2019
» Known for her constant criticism of the opposition, Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP for Ratchaburi, Pareena Kraikupt, has been unusually quiet when it comes to speaking of her controversial ownership of land plots which allegedly are located in a land-reform zone.
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Prayut's many critics are just warming up
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/06/2019
» Despite his political triumph in becoming the country's 30th prime minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on June 5 experienced a challenge he has not encountered before in more than five years of his regime rule.
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Hunting case shows law of the jungle applies
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/10/2018
» After I learned about the arrest of 12 suspects for allegedly poaching an Asian bearcat in Sai Yok National Park last week, I can't help but wonder why wildlife hunting persists in Thailand, where so many people love to cite compassion in accordance with Buddhist belief. The first precept for Buddhists requires that we refrain from killing.
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Law is an ass when dealing with the elite
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/03/2018
» Expressed through graffiti and drawings, pictures and words on social media, a slain black leopard, a rare and protected species, has become a symbol of victims of the wealthy and powerful at the hands of the seemingly impotent justice system. It is used to remind people that the rich often have privileges to escape charges and jail while being able to keep their business empires intact.
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Forget New Year gifts, we want real reform
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/12/2017
» As the year draws to a close, it has become a tradition that the Prayut Chan-o-cha government prepares New Year's gifts for the people. Maybe the prime minister really wants the people to be happy, but many see it as a desperate effort to boost the regime's popularity.
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Lost in translation: migrant patients face language gap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/11/2017
» Standing at the seaside pier in Ranong province, the noise of engines never really cuts out.
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