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Singledom starts to make Sense
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 05/03/2012
» If there is one common thread running through the mindset of today's Thai single women, it's their option to have a free hand at leading a lifestyle with no strings attached.
The truth about tolerance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/03/2012
» Thailand is well known for being tolerant towards people of different sexual orientations. After all, hardly a day goes by without one seeing ladyboys and chic lesbian tomboys with their shortly cropped hairstyles and manly attire roam the streets of Bangkok. The most obvious response of bystanders is a mixed bag of raised eyebrows and stares.
Aiming high
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/02/2012
» Being physically challenged has not hampered sportswoman Wasana Khuthawisup from living life to the fullest. Born in Phrae to a middle-class farming family, she was diagnosed with polio at the age of five. A barrage of hurtful taunts from neighbours during her childhood didn't get in the way of her determination to make something of her life. The 35-year-old rose to the occasion, becoming a national archer a decade ago, at the invitation of Saisunee Jana, a physically challenged fencer in the Thai national team.
Motorcycle taxis saddled with problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/02/2012
» Motorcycle taxi drivers have had to contend with extortion gangs for as long as we have had this convenient mode of transport shuttle us around to beat the city's horrendous traffic jams.
Hope on the Horizon
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/01/2012
» Seventy-year-old Don Wright doesn't believe in giving up without a fight. Since being diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM), also known as myeloma, eight years ago, he has become a beacon of light for patients battling the crippling cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow. While no exact cause has been found to lead to this disease, it does primarily affect elderly folks. The median age of diagnosis is roughly 70 years.
Facing the camera
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/01/2012
» Campaigning for a good cause through his riveting photography has made photojournalist Ed Kashi a household name in the US.