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Carrying on the old ways
B Magazine, Story by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/02/2020
» With the launch of the government's campaign to ban the use of single-use plastic bags, cloth bags have been brought back to the attention of the general public. In fact, cloth bags have been around for a long time but were largely overlooked.
Post plastic? Let's get back to basics
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 06/10/2019
» Excessive use of plastic bags has created serious environmental problems ever since the product was first introduced to Thailand. But plastic waste has never been tackled effectively. Tonnes of the stuff is dumped daily at rubbish sites around the country, with the waste piling up and becoming mountains of plastic. Authorities continue to secure more plots for dumping. Campaigns to address plastic pollution are sporadic and often poorly co-ordinated. They tend to begin with a great deal of fanfare, then quickly fade away having achieved little.
Where East meets West
B Magazine, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/12/2018
» A metropolis of more than 15 million people, and historically one of the world's most vibrant cities, Istanbul has always been a mix of Western culture and Eastern exoticism.
Weighing risks of herbicide
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/07/2018
» Many stories have been told about people, despairing of life, taking the herbicide paraquat as a way out.
A pungent debate
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 24/06/2018
» Three weeks ago, a report was published by the Commerce Ministry addressing the drop in garlic prices in the North. It explained the ministry had contacted noodle chain Chai See Mee Kiew to buy more garlic to make the krathiam jiew (deep fried garlic) that tops their dishes.
A fruit for all seasons
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 27/05/2018
» The mango may seem at face value like any ordinary fruit. Despite being highly sought after by tourists in Thailand, the cheap, omnipresent fruit is a standard -- even monotonous -- fixture in most Thai homes.
Made in Thailand
B Magazine, Pichaya Svasti and Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/04/2018
» What seems ordinary to some may hold special values to others. What's mundane to a local may be seen as precious by a visitor.