[1] Khun Nilawan taught for a year at a secondary school under the Ministry of Education, after which she became chief of the Official Publications Section, and later chief of the Foreign Press Section, both under the Department of Foreign Affairs.
It was during this time when, exposed to Western notions of human freedom, she realized the importance of education for the limitless self-fulfillment of an individual, in contrast to the traditional role women played in society; confined within the domestic sphere with no involvement in civic and community affairs.
The magazine was targeted at women and its contents ranged from fashion and crafts to art and literature.
[1] In just a span of three years, it became Thailand's most widely read magazine until its last publication in 1996 due to financial problems.
Among her various positions were president and secretary of the PEN Center of Thailand;[6] executive secretary of the Thai Foundation for Journalism Education; member of the National Council on Education, chairperson of the Executive Committee on the National Council of Women of Thailand; member of the Thai Merchants Association; vice president of the Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association.