Class notes made by student Sirada Tritruengtassana, who received the highest score in this year's nationwide admission exams for university, are wowing netizens, who say they show she has a creative and analytical mind.
The biology notes were shared by her former teacher, Attavit Panyapinyophol, who taught her the subject.
They cover topics such as the female reproductive system, blood composition and biochemistry.
What is striking about Ms Sirada's notes is they are graphic-based instead of being just plain text.
One user remarked that at first glance, she thought it was artwork, not notes on biology.
Many said Ms Sirada's notes show how she could digest a topic and retell it in an easy-tounderstand and colourful way.
''The student does have systematic thinking," a user named Puja Akkanit wrote.
In his post, Mr Attavit, who teaches at Baan Kamnuan tutorial school, said he would like to show the notes so they can can serve as models for students.
Among those who have expressed admiration for Ms Sirada's notebook is Medical Council deputy secretary-general Ittaporn Kanacharoen.
Dr Ittaporn said he was amazed by Ms Sirada's ability to memorise facts and think systematically, as evident from her notes.
He said Ms Sirada could have studied medicine easily.
Ms Sirada, however, has chosen to study film and advertising at the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
Her admission scores of 91.06 are highest in the country this year.
Many users said they now understand the topics as presented in Ms Sirada's notes much better. "These are much better than standard textbooks.
"If we could have illustrated books like this to teach children, our country would be more developed," Sataporn Insiri wrote.
Ms Sirada said the key to her success lies in paying attention to class, reading textbooks diligently and setting clear study goals, according to an article in bigza.com.
Ms Sirada aims to become a director. Even though she majored in science and maths in high school, she has loved photography since childhood and would like to explore her artistic side in college.
Ms Sirada's parents are doctors but they support her pursuit of whatever studies or career make her happy, the article said.
Pitcher plant reprieve call
Conservationists
are petitioning the Department of Correction not to destroy the last habitat of an endangered pitcher plant, which has been earmarked as the site for a new prison.
The Khonanurak group posted the petition on the change.org website. It has received 8,000 signatures in support.
According to the petition, the Department of Corrections plans to build the prison in Kanchanadit district, Surat Thani.
The lowland swamp where the prison will be built, however, is the only known habitat where the pitcher plant Nepenthes suratensis still exists in the wild.
The plant is native to Surat Thani and not found anywhere else.
The petition said the plant is accorded critically endangered status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
It said attempts to conserve the species are going well with the cooperation of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Prince of Songkla and Walailak University.
These agencies have worked out a plan to propagate the plant and raise awareness of its importance among schools and communities in the area.
The petition said studies into the pitcher plant could have led scientists to discover bacteria or fungus that could be turned into a new medicine.
Construction of a prison in the area will instantly turn the status of the pitcher plant into "extinct in the wild", the petition said.
The work is expected to begin in a few weeks. For now, all conservationists can do is collect as many samples of the plants as possible in the hope of transplanting them to other areas.
The petition asked the Correction Department to consider postponing the work to allow them to collect more samples, or build the prison somewhere else.
Cafe eschews politics
The Chivit Thamma Da Coffee House is insisting on its political neutrality after the shop's name appeared on a T-shirt worn by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Ms Yingluck posed a series of photos on her Facebook page on May 31. The images showed the former PM, who is currently embroiled in a criminal case for dereliction of duty following the rice-pledging scheme, harvesting mushrooms which she grew herself.
Ms Yingluck also posed a message saying that to live a simple, ordinary life is to grow happiness from within.
It's better than to seek happiness from outside which she said doesn't last long.
In the photos, the former PM, who faces a five-year ban from politics after being impeached by the National Legislative Assembly for her role in the rice scheme, wore a white T-shirt with a message: Cheevit Thammada or ordinary life emblazoned across it.
The message on Ms Yingluck's T-shirt has been widely interpreted as a message to the military regime that she intends to lead a simple life away from politics.
On June 7, coffee shop in Chiang Rai with the same name said that it feels uncomfortable about the politics surrounding the T-shirt.
The shop said while it has T-shirts with the Cheevit Thammada message such as the one worn by Ms Yingluck for sale as souvenirs, many imitation versions are available on the web and at some markets as well.
The shop said it is not involved in any kind of politics.
Chinese cop more flak
A photo of a young girl urinating in public at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall has stirred negative reactions among Thais towards Chinese tourists.
Complaints of the mainland visitors' "lack of etiquette" have appeared after the image was published on social media.
"This is what happens when there are so many unlicensed Chinese guides here. They are so negligent.
"A Chinese tourist let her daughter wee in front of the lawn of the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall," Facebook user Tiger Foung, who posted the photo, wrote.
Tiger Foung said foreign tourists also are disgusted with the Chinese people who are noisy, have poor manners, spit and take ablutions anywhere they want.
''If a destination has many low-quality Chinese tourists, high-quality tourists will avoid the place. Happy now?
''In the end, we'll end up having just lowquality Chinese tourists. We have to share this with the world, so they know how bad the Chinese tourists are," he said.
Other social media members said complaining would not help because authorities are ignoring the problem.
Some, however, said the original poster was biased against people from China.
One user said officials guarding the Throne Hall should be more responsible and make sure such incidents do not happen.
Thailand attracted 4.6 million Chinese visitors last year amid predicts that arrivals from mainland China will grow by nearly 40% this year.
The Chinese now account for one in every five tourists to the kingdom, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
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Biology notes made by Sirada Tritruengtasana, who scored the highest marks nationwide in this year's admission exams to university, have won praise for showing systematic thinking and creative presentation.
Sirada Tritruengtassana's lecture notes. ATTAVIT PANYAPINYOPHOL FB
Conservationists ask the Corrections Department to reconsider its plan for a new prison at a site which is the last known habitat of the endangered pitcher plant. CHANGE.ORG
The Chivit Thamma Da coffee shop in Chiang Rai is insisting on its political neutrality after photos of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wearing a T-shirt with the same name were shared online.
The photo of a young girl said to be with a group of Chinese tourists urinates at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall. The image has drawn criticism from online users. TIGER FAUNG FB