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What's next after same-sex marriage?
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 20/01/2025
» Jan 23, 2025 will be remembered as a historic day for both Thailand and Southeast Asia. As a result of the amendments to the Thai Civil and Commercial Code -- which will come into effect on that day, 120 days after it was royally endorsed in the final months of 2024 -- same-sex couples will be able to register their marriage, and enjoy the rights of spouses under the law, regardless of their gender, without discrimination.
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.
Angry wife crashes party as man marries mistress
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2021
» The wedding of a policeman in Chai Nat ended in embarrassment after his wife, dressed in black, crashed the party and produced her marriage certificate to prove the groom was not single.
Divorce, harassment and organ donors: China to debate new civil code
AFP, Published on 20/05/2020
» BEIJING: Divorce, sexual harassment, organ donations, privacy: China's sweeping first-ever civil code will be debated at its annual parliament meeting in Beijing this week.
Daffodils, bluebells and dodgy perfumes
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/08/2018
» Since it is Mother's Day in Thailand it seems an appropriate time to acknowledge the role played by mums, mae or, for North American friends, "moms". We must also not forget the madres, mamas and maters around the globe. For most of us, our mum is the best in the world, which is the way it should be. Mums are after all, quite useful. As someone once observed: "God couldn't be everywhere so he created mothers."