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Learning from the Lunlabelle tragedy
Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/09/2019
» The untimely death of Thitima "Lunlabelle" Noraphanpiphat, a popular product presenter, from alcohol poisoning has raised a number of questions that the media has attempted to address as police continue investigating the circumstances leading up to her demise.
To tackle rape, we must end gender inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/09/2014
» Just when I thought I had heard it all — all the advice drummed into us women about learning how to defend ourselves, the cautions about remembering to dress "appropriately" at all times, never to walk alone in isolated areas and, if out after dark, to always stick to well-lit areas — along comes another measure supposedly meant to prevent us becoming victims of sexual assault: anti-rape nail polish!
Blame it on the booze
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/05/2012
» Alcohol-related crimes and traffic fatalities continue to dog Thai society, dominating front-page headlines on a daily basis. Judging by last Songkran's death toll, campaigns against drink driving seem to have done little to influence the masses to become responsible drinkers. In my opinion, it takes more than campaigning to dissuade perpetrators, most of whom have a long history of drinking problems, to be model social citizens. And this goes for both people who drive intoxicated and criminal minds, who might start with petty offences _ often slapped with a fine or a night in lock-up _ and gradually progress to more serious offences such as rape, spousal battery and even murder.