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Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/05/2020
» As northern forest fires rage through the region, a tiny Karen farming community in Mae Moh, Lampang province, has managed to use its local wisdom and traditional knowledge of forest management to keep forest fires at bay for years. Somchat Ruksongplu, village headman of Moo Ban Klang, a scenic mountainous community of 65 families, credits his forefathers for leaving them with knowledge to control fires and manage forests, so they can live in harmony within their natural environment.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2020
» A man from Narathiwat province who was due to be released from a Covid-19 quarantine facility jumped to his death from the fifth floor of a state hospital in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province last month. Days before, in the province of Chiang Mai, another Thai male cut short his life in the same manner after learning that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/04/2020
» When the president of Earth Day Network Kathleen Rogers talks about environmental protection, she speaks with an impassioned plea. She tries to instil in listeners a desire to play an effective role in addressing environmental issues, weighing heavily on the physical and emotional well-being of society.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/03/2020
» I have never been a fan of working from home. As Thailand tackles the Covid-19 outbreak, I find myself among many thousands in the city grappling with the fact that I need to work from home for a certain period of time.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/03/2020
» The outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which was first reported from Wuhan, China, in late 2019, has affected societies globally in a manner that has devastated victim's physical and emotional health and crippled businesses.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/03/2020
» Cindy Bishop is no stranger to the human-rights-protection circle in Thailand. The campaign she set up two years ago called #DontTellMeHowToDress has helped raise awareness of sexual harassment and gender inequality in Thailand, sparking dialogue on victim-blaming, among other issues.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/01/2020
» Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a solemn moment when we reflect on one of the darkest periods in human history: the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews along with 5 million Slavs, gypsies, blacks, homosexuals, political enemies and members of other persecuted groups.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/01/2020
» The cold and calculated manner with which a gunman shot and killed three innocent people and left four injured during an armed robbery of a gold shop in Lop Buri province has left society grappling for answers.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/01/2020
» Public-opinion polls on police reform have always favoured change, under the junta's rule or otherwise.
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/01/2020
» Artist Imhathai Suwatthanasilp's solo exhibition "(UN)SEEN" addresses issues concerning the troubled Deep South in a creative yet sensitive manner.