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Snacks, screens and struggles
Life, Patipat Janthong and Nattha Keenapan, Published on 04/10/2025
» At 11 years old, Warin* a 5th-grader from Bangkok, weighs 74kg and stands 153cm tall. Like many children struggling with obesity, her daily life is marked by fatigue, joint pain and the constant sense of being different from her peers.
Voices for change
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 20/05/2025
» When Kemjira Jehba was diagnosed with depression at age 12, her world became quiet. The kind of quiet where pain goes unnoticed and stigma speaks louder than understanding. It took years of therapy, self-reflection and courage for her to find her voice again. Now aged 20, she's using it to help build a world where mental health is not feared but understood.
Sala Sudasiri Sobha stages an afternoon of Italian opera
Life, Published on 12/03/2025
» Sala Sudasiri Sobha presents "Al Dente: A Perfectly Cooked Afternoon Of Opera And Song" on Sunday, at 4pm.
Force for change
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 03/03/2025
» Early one Saturday morning in January at Unicef Thailand, a group of 15 refugee children gathered to share their stories, hopes and challenges with gathered authorities, academics, media and the public. The event, organised entirely by the children themselves under the name Force For Change, marked the first time urban refugee children in Thailand had come together to share their views with policy and decision-makers.
From pink to green
Life, Nattha KeenapanPhotos: Sukhum Preechapanich, Published on 07/11/2024
» In the heart of Thailand's northeastern province of Khon Kaen lies a district often overlooked by many -- Si Chomphu. While Khon Kaen is a bustling centre of commerce, the remote Si Chomphu district remains largely untouched, with its roads and infrastructure seemingly frozen in time. But beneath this veil of underdevelopment lies a treasure trove of natural wonders, and a community that's beginning to realise just how precious their surroundings truly are.
PDRC rallies haunt Thai-born K-pop star Sitala
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/12/2021
» Sitala Wongkrachang, a daughter of late actor and director-turned activist Saranyu, has decided to release her first girl-group album in South Korea.
Hot off the coals
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 31/05/2019
» Despite modern cooking techniques and fancy equipment making their way to restaurant kitchens, nothing beats the flavour of produce cooked over an open fire. Suddenly everyone and their mother is into barbecue and charcoal and wood-fire cooking are making a comeback in a big way, so much so that chefs are designing and building their own pits for their kitchens. Guru has complied a good (if we may say so ourselves) mix of Bangkok restaurants offering various cuisines from the live fire. After all, it's not just the heat that counts, conquering fire is what made us human!
The scourge of fake news
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/07/2018
» Last week before the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave had been located, dubious online news sources proclaimed they had been found, prompting cheers on Facebook -- only to be dismissed minutes later. The next day, the cycle repeated. Later in the week, there was even "news" of a body being found, believed to be one of the boys. It spread and was later snuffed, since it simply wasn't true.