Showing 1 - 10 of 20
When progress regresses
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/05/2022
» The sexual harassment and rape allegations made by some 20 women against former Democrat Party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi has once again raised the murky subject of rape culture in Thailand.
Consider family therapy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2022
» The recent fallout of Thai rocker Sek Loso's wife Wiphakorn Sookpimay and son Settakorn has turned into a mud-slinging contest on national news and social media.
Justice del ayed, often denied
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/11/2021
» The impact of Covid-19 on the functioning of Thai courts has created case backlogs and raised concerns over the human rights of the accused during trials via video conferencing, legal experts shared at a panel discussion hosted by the European Union.
Murder in the countryside
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/06/2021
» The Royal Thai Police took a good solid year to build an airtight criminal case against Chaiphol "Lung Phol" Wipha, the prime suspect in the death of toddler Orawan "Nong Champoo" Wongsricha, who was found dead and violated on a mountain not far from her home in Mukdahan province last year.
Protect and serve
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/06/2021
» When working from home and self-isolation is not an option, Oh* said the rise in Covid-19 infection numbers among her fellow police officers made her anxious and uneasy in the company of not just outsiders but also her colleagues.
Social issues in the spotlight
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020
» As the end of 2020 nears, one can confidently say that Covid-19 has probably had the biggest impact on exacerbating social issues in the country.
Rooting out inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/12/2020
» 'Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Exposing the bad boy tycoons of India
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/10/2020
» Despite an earnest effort by Netflix's docuseries Bad Boy Billionaires: India to document the rise and fall of men behind financial deceit such as Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Subrata Roy -- best described as a bunch of "has-beens" whose amoral behaviour eventually led to their fall from grace -- it does little to shed new evidence about their cases.
When the innocent fall victim
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/10/2020
» Two years ago, anti-death penalty advocates were surprised by Thailand's first execution in nine years when 26-year-old Teerasak Longji was executed at Bangkok's Bang Kwang Central Prison by lethal injection for aggravated murder.
Jury's out for Netflix series Trial By Media
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/05/2020
» Netflix's latest crime documentary Trial By Media poses a thought-provoking question to its audience -- how does the court of public opinion impact a judicial system and its verdicts?