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Love is in the air
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 10/02/2026
» This year, beauty clichés are being left behind. The bold red lip long synonymous with romance can stay in the drawer. Along with it, the anxiety of lipstick on wine glasses, over-lined cupid's bows and the constant check for smudged teeth.
Marathon Teaching: The strained tasks of small schoolteachers
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 19/01/2026
» As Thailand celebrated Teachers' Day on 16 January, research from the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) highlighted the challenges faced by teachers in small schools, whose workloads surpass the standard by 37.6% in what has been termed ‘marathon teaching.’
Red light therapy: myth or miracle?
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 16/01/2026
» As new home beauty devices continue to emerge, is red light therapy really the panacea for a youthful complexion?
Navigating the new realities of global travel
Oped, Anna Kofoed, Published on 12/12/2025
» In our increasingly turbulent world, travelling for many no longer unfolds as a straightforward endeavour.
The commodification of the Sak Yant Thai tattoo
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 04/07/2025
» Rooted in religious sanction, the “Sak Yant” form of traditional tattoo has been a pivotal part of Thai culture for generations. The tattoo is believed to act as a form of spiritual shield for different purposes depending on the design. A large majority of yants serve the purpose of protection against dangers and harm, while others range from gaining popularity, wealth, luck, and more.
Zee Pruk: Chasing the Ray of ‘Zunshine’
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 05/06/2025
» Key InformationName: Pruk PanichNickname: ZeeBorn: Chiang Rai, ThailandBirth date: Sept 10, 1992Height: 182 centimetrersKnown for: Actor, singer and entrepreneurInstagram: @zeepruk
Luxury goods firms fight fakes with blockchain
Anna Irrera, Bloomberg News, Published on 30/08/2023
» LONDON: For almost a decade, I’ve been listening to digital prophets predict a future where banks save billions of dollars, customers can trace their mangoes back to the organic farm where they were grown, and financial intermediaries are a thing of the past, all thanks to the blockchain. I’ve been waiting for that future to arrive, but I’ve never come across it in my daily life.
Skilled, essential but undervalued
Oped, Anna Engblom, Published on 16/06/2023
» Every person — mainly women — who spends time at home cooking, cleaning, looking after children, gardening, doing laundry, managing the household or caring for the elderly or disabled will tell you that it is tiring and emotionally draining work. They will also tell you that it is skilled work. Consider what it takes to cook a dinner for six with multiple dietary needs, look after a baby or take care of elderly parents.
Sealand: the 'micronation' defying the UK and Covid
Anna Malpas of AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» SEALAND: It's a hulking metal-and-concrete platform in the North Sea that has been run as an independent micronation in defiance of the UK government for the last 54 years. But even on Sealand, some 11 kilometres off the coast of southeast England, visitors have to show a negative Covid-19 test before being winched up onto the deck.
Walmart, Verizon in Talks to Test 5G Services in Some Stores
Business, Sarah Krouse, Sarah Nassauer & Anna Wilde Mathews, Published on 03/03/2020
» Walmart Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are in discussions to outfit the retailer's stores with antennas and other equipment to create 5G wireless service, a high-profile test of the next-generation networks.