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    7 secrets of Thai Covid-19 success

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/06/2020

    » When the first coronavirus infection was detected on Jan 13, there were fears that Thailand would be the hardest hit by the pandemic, and that the country might not survive due to the onslaught unleashed by a faceless enemy.

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    The future is not mass tourism

    Oped, Published on 23/09/2020

    » A huge challenge awaits Thailand as plans are afoot to open up the country to rescue the tourism industry: How to prevent a new round of environmental onslaught from mass tourism.

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    'Terminal' fears as Thais left in limbo abroad

    Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/04/2020

    » On my last day of self-quarantine, a nurse from a public health centre in my neighbourhood called me, checking if I had any symptoms or signs of Covid-19. She was nice, trying to collect all the necessary information to make sure I am free of the virus. Afterwards, the centre will issue me a certificate saying that I've completed the home-quarantine and can resume my normal life.

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    Come clean on drug past

    News, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2019

    » Yesterday, as he denied an Australian press report on his previous conviction for heroin trafficking in Sydney in the 1990s, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow, also urged Thais not to dwell on the past and put the matter of his record to rest.

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    State schemes leave the poor behind

    Oped, Published on 25/03/2020

    » For people in their 80s, night time is for sleeping. Not for 83-year-old Khem, a poor villager in Buri Ram province. Sleep is a luxury when a big fair in a city nearby means a chance for him to earn some coins from busking.

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    A snapshot of life in self-quarantine

    News, Published on 07/03/2020

    » The Covid-19 outbreak appears to have passed its peak in China, more than two months after it took over global headlines. However, life remains far from normal in the Chinese capital Beijing, as Shin Lin of Reporting Asean tells us in these thoughts scribbled during her time in self-quarantine.

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    Zombie land

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/02/2019

    » In the Netflix original series Kingdom, the virtuous crown prince Lee Chang gallops off to a faraway land in search of an ancient doctor to help him unravel the mysterious circumstances of his father's death. Meanwhile, a wicked nobleman tries to resurrect the king for his own nefarious purposes. But in so doing, he turns the dead king into a bloodthirsty zombie. And we all know what a zombie bite does to its victim. A zombie plague ensues, spreading throughout the land.

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    Food for thought

    Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/07/2019

    » Som tam is a staple that I eat almost every day, but always skipping the tomato and long bean that end up in the restaurant's bin. The other day, I started drinking soya milk -- it was too sweet. The remaining amount was discarded in the kitchen sink. I often have to throw away rotten carrots and other vegetables as well as unconsumed kub khao in plastic bags. Those ready-to-eat foods became expired items in the fridge.

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    Future bleak for Thai R&D

    News, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2019

    » On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of the 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill for next year. However, several contentious issues raised during the debate need to be addressed by the vetting committee, particularly on education spending.

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    Thailand's going bananas for Korea

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/09/2019

    » When South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Thailand recently, he highlighted two Thai names, Nichkhun of 2PM and Lisa of Blackpink as symbols of the excellent South Korean-Thai friendship. Nichkhun Horvejkul and Lalisa Manoban are young Thai idols who are making a living as K-Pop performers in Seoul. Both of them speak fluent Korean, they are trained to sing in Korean and are well-versed in K-Pop dancing.

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