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Gone But Not Forgotten
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/12/2025
» 2025 really needs to slow down. The world is mourning as we lost so many talented people across film, television, music and more.
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Free music festival to transform downtown Bangkok
Life, Published on 10/06/2025
» Downtown Bangkok will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of sound, creativity and diversity during Bangkok World Music Day '25, which will take place at Alliance Francaise and One Bangkok, on Saturday, starting at 2pm.
Choked by pollution
Life, Chalisa Kittichai, Published on 25/11/2024
» Prof Rawiwan Oranratmanee was an impressively health-conscious person. Her routine workout included yoga, jogging and cycling, among others. Yet at the age of only 55, she was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
A personal tale of loss
Life, Kwanchai Dumrongkwan and Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/11/2024
» Chiang Mai, once renowned for its cool weather and lush landscapes, is now battling an unseen enemy -- air pollution, specifically PM2.5. These microscopic particles, which infiltrate the air during the infamous burning season, have upended lives across Thailand.
Genre-bending greats
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/07/2024
» Swamp Dogg (real name Jerry Williams Jr) is a well-known black American singer, songwriter, producer and Williams Jr's alter ego. A few years back, I wrote about Blame It On The Dogg: The Swamp Dogg Anthology 1968-1978, which features some of his hit R&B songs (put out under his real name and alter ego), such as She's A Heartbreaker by Gene Pitney and Stop Knocking by Ruth Brown.
Researchers use AI to detect pancreatic cancer sooner
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 27/02/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: A dear friend was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was so advanced, he died just a month later. I recently saw a discussion on television about using AI to detect pancreatic cancer early, while it is still curable. How would that work?
Study identifies behaviours that might contribute to Alzheimer's
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 20/02/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I read that there's a big new study that lists some of the most common risk factors for developing dementia at an early age. I would like to know more about it. How was it done, and what are the risk factors that were identified?
For ageing, looking at big picture more important than biomarkers
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 21/11/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: What does the term "biological age" refer to? How do you go about figuring out what your biological age is? I will turn 80 at the end of the year, am physically active and I eat a vegetarian diet. Is there anything else I should be doing to get "younger"?
Memes of dissent
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023
» It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.