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Witness the future at Bitec's 'Thailand Inventors' Day 2026'
Life, Published on 31/12/2025
» Myriad research and inventions will be showcased during "Thailand Inventors' Day 2026", at Bitec, Bang Na-Trat Road, from Jan 5-9.
Reclaiming motherhood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/08/2025
» A woman slowly grows into a mother over time. It is a full-time job that never ends until the lights go out. After nine months of pregnancy, she nurtures her child for years until adulthood. Her reward? It is said that the child is the apple of her eye. It is expected for a woman to sacrifice her body, career and everything for this role.
Keeping kids current on health tasks
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 15/10/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: My niece and nephew, ages five and nine, will be living with my wife and me this year. We have a good paediatrician for their vaccinations and checkups. What other health-related tasks should we be thinking about?
An alarming rise in childhood obesity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/10/2023
» According to the Ministry of Public Health, the number of obese children in Thailand has increased as of February this year. Around 13% of children aged between six and 14 fall victim to obesity while an estimated 13% of adolescents aged 15 to 18 suffer from the disease. Meanwhile, the percentage of obese children has risen from 4-5% to 9-10% for those below the age of five.
Making scents
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 07/03/2023
» During the time when Chalida Kunalai, a scent designer, was creating a mackerel odour for a set of 12 children's books titled Ni Than Lom Hai Jai (Scent Tales), a cat often roamed near the front door of her office, NOSEstory. Eventually she let the cat in the office, where it indeed nosed around to find the appetising fish. There was no mackerel, but there was some proof Chalida had succeeded.
An engineering masterpiece
Life, Noko, Published on 11/10/2022
» In Foreo's glossary, UFO stands for Ur Future Obsession rather than Unidentified Flying Object, while the company's name comes from "FOR EveryOne''.
Managing good health
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong and Chanat Katanyu, Published on 03/08/2022
» When the Covid-19 pandemic first began, people were worried and panicked, however, the public health crisis was actually not the first global pandemic. In the past, pandemics such as the Black Death or the Great Plague, the H1N1 flu and the Asian Flu have killed many people.
App that helps others is in need of help
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/06/2022
» The memory of the lack of available mental healthcare services that Dr Kanpassorn Suriyasangpetch received as a teen and dental student inspired her to launch Ooca, an app that helps people with mental illness.
School of life reigns supreme
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 06/06/2022
» Some 12th-grade students may have been up several nights awaiting the announcement of the Thai University Central Admission System late last month. My ex-colleague's daughter was one of those who were eventually admitted to Srinakharinwirot University. Others who were rejected still had a chance to win in the university's direct admission process, which will be announced later this month.
All are invited to join virtual run for a good cause
Life, Published on 28/10/2021
» The Ronald McDonald House Charities Thailand (RMHC) invites enthusiastic runners and interested members of the public to join the "RMHC Virtual Run For Kids 2021" to help raise funds for child patients and their families.