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Raising awareness of injustice
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/12/2021
» Thai contemporary artist Prakit Kobkijwattana's works through the years have spoken volumes about the root causes of injustice found within society.
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.
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.
What's love got to do with it?
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/01/2019
» Soft-spoken anti-child-marriage activist Albina knows all too well the downside to early and forced marriages, from her community of Sunsari in Nepal. Her mother was a product of such a union, forced to leave school at age 16 and marry a man of her parents' choice.
Going from strength to strength
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/02/2018
» Nvader, a non-government organisation dedicated to combating sex trafficking, has since 2014 been working closely with Thai law enforcement to bring criminals to justice and support survivors.
Grim realities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/09/2017
» Hajee Ismail has hardly slept since receiving news late last month from his family in Buthidaung township that the Myanmar military had begun a brutal crackdown of Rohingya villages in Rakhine state. Ismail's community where he once played as a young boy had been burnt down.
Long way home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/06/2017
» Twelve year old Ali*, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, has resided with his family of eight in Thailand for five years. The preteen speaks Thai fluently and to his Thai football mates, he is very much Thai despite his Middle Eastern looks.
Trafficked into misery
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/05/2017
» The Mae Hong Son sex trafficking scandal, featuring underage teen prostitutes, has opened a can of worms after the province's governor Suebsak Iamwichan and senior police officials were implicated for their alleged involvement.
Levelling the playing field
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/11/2012
» The fate that befell champion cyclist Lance Armstrong _ stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life after the US Anti-Doping Agency found sufficient evidence to prove he had taken performance-enhancing drugs _ has once again put substance abuse by professional athletes under the spotlight.
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.