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    Women aren't objects

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/05/2022

    » In Thailand's social hierarchy, women are considered lower than men. Should it then come as a surprise when an elderly rector of a leading university with a fetish for snapping photos of pretty air hostesses while they work -- without their consent -- decides to post the pictures on his Facebook for his male followers to drool over?

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    Lack of discipline bites

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/03/2022

    » Preventable deaths, both on land and water, continue to rise in the country. In late January, the nation mourned the untimely death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with a promising career. Her life was cut short by a speeding motorcycle at a pedestrian crossing.

  • OPINION

    Rotten to the core

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/09/2021

    » I salute the brave whistleblower who recently brought to light the rampant police abuse of a suspect. This time, it was at the hands of Colonel Thitisant "Jo Ferrari" Utthanaphon, a former police chief of Nakhon Sawan police station who was caught on video torturing 24-year-old drug suspect Jirapong Tanapat to death. He placed six plastic bags over his head.

  • OPINION

    A sad, vicious cycle

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/07/2021

    » It has been a scourge on Thailand to be led by clueless and directionless leadership since the pandemic broke last year. Its ramifications have made the situation deteriorate in the course of months, with thousands of cases reported daily and a spike in fatalities. Their efforts to vaccinate the nation against the virus have also been a flop and the country's health system is in shambles and has been unable to cope with the rising number of infected patients. The impact this has had on the average Thai has been insurmountable.

  • OPINION

    Left out by society

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/05/2021

    » News of the Klong Toey cluster of Covid-19 cases has unearthed a can of worms, especially about inequality in Thailand.

  • OPINION

    Suffering in silence

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/03/2021

    » Today is International Women's Day, also known as the United Nations Day for Women's Rights.

  • OPINION

    Time to self-reflect

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020

    » As the year comes to a close, 2020 will be best remembered for how the Covid-19 pandemic changed our existence. Whether it was our waking hours or the time we retired for the day, we came to learn about the "new normal", which meant practising social distancing, wearing face masks, constantly checking body temperature, and working from home, and more.

  • OPINION

    Time to look beyond tourism industry

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/10/2020

    » The Covid-19 pandemic, along with the possibility of prolonged student protests, is weighing heavy on people's mental health as they struggle to make ends meet in an unprecedented time in which at least 100,000 people are expected to lose their job.

  • OPINION

    More concessions needed to spur domestic tourism

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2020

    » Tourism is a vital driver for Thailand's growth, so much so that when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it shook the foundations of an entire industry -- worth billions of baht -- and caused the Thai economy to fall to its knees.

  • OPINION

    Keeping cops in check

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/06/2020

    » Type police brutality in Google and most likely you will find trending news headlines such as: "Why George Floyd Won't Be Last American Killed By Police''.

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