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Will Nepenthes suratensis make bail?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province boasts a botanical uniqueness — it is a home to Nepenthes suratensis, a species of tropical pitcher plant endemic to the southern region of Thailand. An exotic, brightly coloured specimen, the plant is also a critically endangered one. Only a few hundred are currently growing in the wild in this area.
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The tale of the Thai papermaker
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» After taking a few wrong turns on the streets of Lampang province, we finally swerved from the dirt road onto a small path that goes through a bamboo forest. A studio for handmade paper is situated inside, completely shielded from the public road. There, Supan Promsen came out to greet us.
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Threats raise more questions than answers
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/06/2015
» 'Why do men continue to get prettier as the days go by?" The question, a rhetorical one, was asked by Woody Milintachinda on his morning TV show Woody Teun Ma Kui last week. And, no, he was not referring to Caitlyn Jenner. His subject was homebound and revolved around Thailand's latest sensation that most of us have come to know as Nong Wo.
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In the doghouse
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 02/07/2015
» In the spacious cafe of Ketawa Hotel in Chiang Mai, two Pomeranians are running about. The compact-sized canines seem happy, only stopping their quick paws when someone offers them snacks. When they're tired, they doze off in the corner of the room.
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From exile to acceptance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2015
» 'Every journey starts with one step. So today is one step for a long journey," said Burmese activist Aung Myo Min in the documentary film This Kind Of Love. During the scene, he was standing inside a Bangkok BTS Skytrain. He was on his journey home to Myanmar after 24 years of exile.
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Putting polio in the past
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 14/07/2015
» Unlike the outbreaks of Mers and Ebola, there is nothing recent about polio. Though people know that polio still exists, it has been pushed to the back of the mind in many.
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Words of wisdom from a tree doctor
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/07/2015
» Speak of a doctor and people usually imagine a professional dressed in a white gown, caring for the sick. Yet Bunchong Somboonchai is no ordinary doctor. His work does not require stethoscopes and scalpels but rather hammers and chisels. His patients are not humans. They are instead rows of trees that are dotted around Chiang Mai and other nearby cities.
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Spotting a bad egg
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/07/2015
» When rumours spread that fake eggs were circulating in markets last month, consumers were sure to panic.
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Run-ins with an octopus
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/07/2015
» Chantavit "Ter" Dhanasevi is a man of many talents, both on-screen and off. While Chantavit has been a part of the screen-writing team for successful comedies like Guan Muen Ho (Hello Stranger) and Pee Mak Phrakanong, he's better known in front of the camera. He has played lead characters in ATM: Er Rak Error and Guan Muen Ho. Both films earned over 100 million baht at the Thai box office.
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In the mind's eye
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2015
» On a black Velcro board, a pair of small hands gently glided along its slightly thorny surface. In her right hand, a girl held a plastic "tool" that mimics a large pencil. When she dragged it along the Velcro surface, a thread of yarn came out from its tip — sticking on the board and forming into different shapes. Her fingers carefully felt each line that she drew.
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