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Laying down the law
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 31/07/2013
» Srinakharinwirot University's Faculty of Social Sciences has just conducted a survey of around 1,000 residents in the greater Bangkok area, asking them about their attitudes to making merit, Asarnha Bucha day and other topics related to Buddhism.
Sympathy for those seeking solace
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/05/2013
» Angelina Jolie is not the only person who recently decided to remove her breasts. The winner of Miss Tiffany Universe 2009, Sorrawee "Jazz" Nattee, photocopied Jolie's breast removal mission.
Donate some respect
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/04/2013
» The Thai Red Cross Society has been trying desperately to explain to the public that it has actually never despised people with diverse sexual preferences and has never discriminated against them in the matter of blood donation.
Elephantine task requires some candid navel-gazing
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/03/2013
» No one loves elephants as much as Thais do. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra made this statement in her opening address to the 16th Cites (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) conference. Held in Bangkok, the international gathering is due to wind up tomorrow.
The games people play
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/01/2013
» Lingering in the main hall of the recent Thailand Game Show 2013 _ a big event for game enthusiasts _ before an interview recently, I saw a huge number of young gamers packing booths with glittering eyes of obsession and interest.
For the depressed there's help waiting
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/11/2012
» November 1 to 7 is National Mental Health Week in Thailand, designated so since 1989, during which the Ministry of Public Health holds special activities. Yet only a handful of Thais are aware we have a week dedicated to raising public awareness about our psychological well-being.
Debts are a ticket to doom
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/12/2012
» My mum and I once discussed doomsday. I told her if there really was going to be such a day, I would buy up everything I fancied using all the credit lines available to me to their maximum allowance.
Parents' role crucial in child safety
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/09/2012
» The story of a 12-year-old girl whose head got stuck between an escalator handrail and the upper floor's wall at Future Park Rangsit last week was not just shocking. This dreadful news called for immediate action from the department store to step in and investigate whether its structural design and the installation of escalators are safe.
When tablets become bitter pills
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2012
» When I visited an orthopaedist a few months ago with severe neck pain and numbness in my right arm, the doctor's first reaction was like a bombshell. He pointed his finger to the tablet computer I brought along and said to my face: "This is your real health threat."
Not so green, after all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/06/2012
» Almost 20 members of the Thai media _ newspaper, magazine and television journalists _ were recently invited by Toyota Motor (Thailand) to a week-long environmental trip in Japan.