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The long road to recovery
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/10/2021
» For Chalong Loysamut, the Phuket Sandbox programme -- which has reportedly raked in over 2 billion baht from tourists since July -- has been a welcome sight given how local businesses have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hoping for better days
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/07/2020
» After months of lockdown, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently gave the green light for all remaining entertainment venues to reopen, following an appeal from musicians and entertainers to allow them to get back to work as the long closure had put many in severe financial straits.
An enduring legacy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/02/2018
» Sustainable development in Thailand has been making great strides during the past decade, thanks to co-operation between the government and private sector. Kitti Wasinondh, a board member of Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation (TSDF) also believes that the contribution of outstanding people, such as politician/academic Surin Pitsuwan, has been a prime factor to the country's claim of sustainable progress.
Helping rural communities advance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/12/2016
» Geoffrey Longfellow, director of special projects for the Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation (TSDF), knows a thing or two about the mindset of the rural folks he works closely with to promote the philosophy of sustainability as taught by King Rama IX.
Migrant workers 'sitting ducks' for abuse
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/11/2014
» The horrific murders of Indonesians Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih offers yet another chilling reminder of the abuse and exploitation faced by vulnerable migrant workers, not just in Hong Kong, where the killings occurred late last month, but also in Thailand, where the situation is no better.
Rising against all odds
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/07/2012
» Born to a poor farming family in Chiang Mai, Saisunee Jana lost the use of both her legs in a freak motorcycle accident when she was 17. Since then she has fought tooth and nail to reach goals few in her position would dare to accomplish.
Stopping traffick
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/06/2012
» Duean Wongsa has always had a heart for the downtrodden. A law graduate, she turned down a promising career in a Japanese company to instead work in an emotionally charged environment assisting vulnerable victims of human trafficking and child abuse.