• THAILAND

  Neither fish nor fowl

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/10/2016

  » The yellow flags at restaurants and food stalls all over Thailand signal the start of the annual vegetarian festival, which falls in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

• THAILAND

  A silent killer

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/07/2016

  » A lot of Thais, especially those in journalism, are mourning the death of Poochanok Rakthai, the TNN24 news reporter who died of liver cancer last week. At only 30 years of age, Poochanok was diagnosed in December last year with a 13cm tumour in his liver. The malignancy was found to have been caused by the hepatitis B virus.

• THAILAND

  Death by meat

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/05/2016

  » It was just less than a year ago that worldwide consumers almost jumped out of their skin when the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) categorised processed meats such as sausage, ham and bacon as not just unhealthy, but linked to cancer.

• THAILAND

  Sickly sweet

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/03/2016

  » A growing number of countries around the world such as France, Mexico and Finland have implemented taxing on excessive sugar levels in soft drinks with Britain as the latest one to have announced its plan earlier this month to start the tax in two years' time to cut down childhood obesity.

• THAILAND

  What filters through

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/11/2015

  » Coin-operated water dispensers in urban residential areas like condominiums and housing estates are convenient, but if you think they are clean, then think again.

• 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

  Anti-HIV supplement 'promising'

  News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/04/2015

  » Thai researchers working on an anti-HIV supplement from natural extracts of five plants namely mangosteen, gotu kola, guava, black sesame and soybean say the formula shows promise.

• THAILAND

  Despite fears, sunshine is essential for good health

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/04/2015

  » In the summertime, many people shun the sun. Ladies apply thick sunscreen, wear shades and stay indoors to avoid as many rays from the sun as possible.

• THAILAND

  Wake up to quality shut-eye

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/05/2015

  » Sleep disorders are a universal problem. In Thailand, up to 40% of the population are reported to have suffered insomnia at some point, according to the Department of Mental Health. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers insufficient sleep a public epidemic with an estimate of 50-70 million American adults falling victim to sleep, or wakefulness, disorder.

• THAILAND

  Will chao din take a powder?

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2015

  » Payong Huangmitr makes a living selling din sor pong — the natural white powder Thai people put on their faces and mix with water during Songkran. During next week's festival, where revellers' faces everywhere in the country will be painted with the powder, she expects to rake it in.

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