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Elephantine task requires some candid navel-gazing
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/03/2013
» No one loves elephants as much as Thais do. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra made this statement in her opening address to the 16th Cites (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) conference. Held in Bangkok, the international gathering is due to wind up tomorrow.
Laying down the law
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 31/07/2013
» Srinakharinwirot University's Faculty of Social Sciences has just conducted a survey of around 1,000 residents in the greater Bangkok area, asking them about their attitudes to making merit, Asarnha Bucha day and other topics related to Buddhism.
Politics can give you indigestion
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/03/2014
» Since when did politics become a taboo subject in the family?
Stockpile good habits, not water
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/07/2015
» Water tanks and bottled drinking water have suddenly become Thailand's most sought-after items as the country's drought crisis exacerbates. Late last month, the Provincial Waterworks Authority announced that this year's average rainfall is the lowest it has been in 30 years, meaning that the current drought is also worse.
Declaring war on diseases
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2016
» One month into 2016 and there's already been lots of signs that this is going to be another tough year for both global and national public health. First, let's just start with the Department of Disease Control's forecast that there will be another major dengue outbreak this year in Thailand, with the number of infected cases nationwide expected to reach 7,500 per month. In rainy season, monthly figures could skyrocket to 25,000.
The carefree, careless days of Songkran
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/04/2017
» Tomorrow marks the first day of "seven dangerous days" of Songkran, a seasonal road safety campaign designated by the Ministry of Interior's Road Safety Directing Centre to observe road accidents and death toll during long holidays to raise awareness regarding driving safely.
A lesson in moderation
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/07/2017
» When the Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on living life in moderation more than 2,500 years ago, he might not have appreciated the fact that people are greedy these days.
Tech at its worst
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Create a tool, and someone will weaponise it. This is the core message of British producer Charlie Brooker's current Netflix hit Black Mirror. Basically, the speculative anthology series exposes the dark side of technology and how it can bring out the worst in humans.
The high price of delusion
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/09/2018
» For almost three weeks, we have been hearing a string of updates about 40-year-old Surasit Palasak, who was charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl. This is not a straightforward rape case, by the way, because Surasit, a native of Si Sa Ket province, has claimed to be spirit medium of Fiery-Eye Hermit. A surprise twist here is that Surasit has suffered from polio since birth, at least according to his mother.
This time, it's serious
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/11/2019
» Thailand's road map on plastic waste management has never been clearer. Two weeks ago, government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat announced that the cabinet had approved the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's campaign to end the handing out of single-use plastic bags.