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Beyond blood
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/09/2025
» At 13, Chalandala menstruated for the first time but it gradually caused her to feel alienated from her body. "It was a signal that I would assume responsibilities of a woman's role," she told Life.
It's crucial to use sterilised water in nasal irrigation
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 22/07/2025
» Dear Doctors: Whenever you talk about neti pots, you include a warning about always using distilled water. It seemed to me like an overreaction, but now there's news that someone died from not doing that. Why would that be, when drinking water is treated and goes through testing?
Skin microbiome disrupted with too-frequent bathing
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 25/02/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: I saw where a doctor wrote a book about what happened to his skin when he stopped bathing for a few years. He said our skin has a microbiome, and he wanted to learn more about it. Is that the same thing as the gut microbiome? What does taking a bath have to do with it?
Laugh, paint, heal
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/02/2025
» Happy squeals and laughter from almost 50 young children filled a cosy village hall on a recent Sunday morning in Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai. They were pointing at a man dressed comically in a green crocodile costume panicking over his missing teeth. Outside, the weather was 14C. The children sported colourful jackets, some with Moo Deng printed on them.
Celebrate Chinese Ghost Festival with Gourmet Market
Life, Published on 15/08/2024
» The Chinese Ghost Festival is around the corner and Thais of Chinese descent have until Saturday to shop for ritual offerings and oblation sets for their ancestors during "Chinese Autumn 2024" at each Gourmet Market branch.
Savour the 'Taste of Canada 2024' at Gourmet Market
Life, Published on 30/07/2024
» Splendid food, produce and ingredients from Canada that follow sustainable practices are presented during the "Taste of Canada 2024" at Gourmet Market at EmQuartier, Emporium, Emsphere and Paragon, until Aug 5.
Inspiring innovators
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/03/2024
» Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand each year, the "Thailand New Gen Inventor Award: I-New Gen Award 2024" finds young minds with creative ideas to help propel innovative developments.
Good sleep hygiene key in sleeping on plane
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 10/10/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: We are flying overseas, and although I would love to snooze through most of the 15-hour flight, I'm generally not able to sleep on a plane. Melatonin doesn't work for me. I've taken Ambien in the past, but I'm concerned about the negative effects I've read about. Do you have any advice?
Refuse accepted
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/03/2023
» Born and raised in Songkhla, Narongyot Thongyu liked to collect trash from beaches and turn it into toys in his youth. With those childhood memories in mind, Narongyot has created a collection of hanging sculptures resembling quirky toys, each made from discarded objects such as balls, sandals, helmets and bottle caps likewise collected from beaches.
Inventing the future in Thailand
Life, Published on 01/02/2023
» More than 1,000 inventions from Thailand and throughout the world will be showcased during "Thailand Inventors' Day 2023" which kicks off tomorrow and runs daily from 9am to 5pm until Feb 6, at Bitec Event Hall 100-102, Bang Na-Trat Road.