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Left out by society
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/05/2021
» News of the Klong Toey cluster of Covid-19 cases has unearthed a can of worms, especially about inequality in Thailand.
The ugly world of the pretties
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/11/2019
» Rachadech "Nam Oun" Wongtabutr, a male product presenter or "pretty boy", became one of the most loathed people in Thai society the day news channels aired security camera footage from his condominium of him dragging the unconscious body of "pretty girl" Thitima "Lunlabelle" Noraphanpiphat into the lobby of his building.
A top cop
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/08/2019
» Behind the tough, fiery exterior of Pol Lt Col Peabprom Mekhiyanont lies the gentle and sympathetic heart of a 40-year-old female police investigator determined to help vulnerable victims find solace.
Painting pain
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/12/2018
» As a child, Amina was sexually molested by her uncle, who was a highly respected member of the family. The abuse started at the age of six and only ended when she left home aged 16.
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.
Shelter from the street
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/09/2015
» As a teenager, Apansarin Kanarat felt like a misfit among her peers. Being an introvert with a no-nonsense personality made it all the more difficult for her to become a part of the fashionable and trendy group.
Overcoming the depths of depression
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/11/2014
» Not in her wildest dreams did Saitong Sittieansak, a volunteer mental health social worker in Nonthaburi’s Khlong Phra Udom Pak Kret community, see herself suffering the same emotional traumas as the very people she has helped through the years.
In the hot seat
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/07/2014
» Forty-seven-year-old Bee’s chronic insomnia has somewhat subsided since the coup d’état in May, which brought to an end political unrest and much-awaited peace in the Kingdom.
Stopping the madness
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/03/2014
» Festering anger over the senseless deaths of four children who became the latest victims of political violence in Trat province and Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong has put Veena, a noodle vendor with an avid interest in politics, on an emotional roller coaster. As she closely monitors what daily newspapers have to say on the deaths, she gets irate and begins to spew a tirade of insults about ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his red-shirt supporters, whom she blames for being behind the incident. “They’re the aggressor, so terrible,” Veena says.
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.