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Promoting STEM education
Life, Monrudee Jansuttipan, Published on 08/10/2024
» After their lunch break, dozens of junior high school students run out of their classroom at Angsilapittayakom School in Chon Buri, each holding a small cup. It might look like they are seeking water, but in fact they are on the hunt for mosquito larvae.
Miniature F1 cars to take over True Digital Park
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 24/09/2024
» The Grand Hall of True Digital Park West will become a race track for "F1 In Schools Thailand National Finals", which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 5pm.
Cultivating curiosity
Life, Monruedee Jansuttipan and Arun Roisri, Published on 01/07/2024
» Under the hot sun of northern Thailand, a group of schoolchildren gets to work in the picturesque rice terraces of Baan Mae Salap in Mae Hong Son province. They dig deep into the soil, churning up earth as deep as 30cm. This is not an act of vandalism or farming, but of learning.
Into the mind of a genius
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/06/2024
» Following the success of "Van Gogh Alive Bangkok" and "Monet & Friends Alive Bangkok", Grande Experience, Live Impact Events and Iconsiam have collaborated to present "Da Vinci Alive Bangkok". The exhibition showcases Leonardo Da Vinci's works, featuring an array of large-scale machine inventions, a mesmerising projection gallery, reproductions of acclaimed anatomical studies and Renaissance art.
Navigating identity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/05/2024
» It is a rare and remarkable achievement for artists to exhibit at the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in the world. This year, Thai artist Channatip Chanvipava showcases his solo exhibition “Sound Of Many Waters” featuring eight new paintings that presents the idea of fixed identities, belonging and subjective memory. The exhibition takes place at a 17th century Venetian dimora, open to the public for the first time.
NZ ed fair comes to Samyan Mitrtown
Life, Published on 22/08/2023
» A variety of educational programmes in New Zealand will be presented during the New Zealand Education Fair 2023 at Samyan Mitrtown Hall 2, 5th floor of Samyan Mitrtown, Rama IV Road, on Saturday, from 11am to 5pm.
Chiva-Som launches weight management retreat
Life, Published on 27/07/2023
» Chiva-Som in Hua Hin has introduced a Sustainable Weight Management retreat with special promotional rates valid until Sept 30. The programme is designed for individuals who struggle with weight, particularly those who have yo-yo dieted in the past. Yo-yo dieting is not only frustrating but also unhealthy -- the repeated weight loss/gain cycle can lead to a greater risk of developing conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
Providing education for a brighter future
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/06/2023
» Four years have now passed since the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world, impacting almost every aspect of people's daily lives. Education is one of the sectors that have been most dramatically affected by these changes.
A textbook case of failure
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/05/2023
» In the past few weeks, there has been criticism of the Thai language textbook Pasa Patee for 5th graders. In the ninth chapter titled "Value Of Life", a rich girl named Yaibua tells her best friend Khaopoon, who is an orphan, that she wanted to die because her parents did not buy her a new mobile phone. Khaopoon took Yaibua to her orphanage where she experienced a meal of some rice, half a boiled egg and fish sauce. Everyone was happy and enjoyed the meal. This made Yaibua realise that happiness comes from a person's state of mind, not material possessions.
It's all relative
Life, Noko, Published on 18/11/2022
» Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity assumes that the rate of passing time depends on the frame of reference, and accordingly time is relative rather than following a universal beat.