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Helping kids in need
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/05/2023
» Growing up in a business family, Janphen Phiromlapha set her sights on making money until she took a young girl, who is not related by blood, into her family.
Women's skateboarding soars in Brazil after Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» SAO PAULO: When she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself.
A sporting chance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 05/02/2018
» Several teenagers were playing table tennis and badminton, their eyes fixed on movements, their brains whirling, their hands skilfully moving as they played forehand and backhand drives. Most of them are young people who were once juvenile delinquents but now they are trying to turn their lives around. Some of the support they receive is from sports training and empowerment projects initiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha.
Love and anger
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/09/2017
» Art*, a fourth-year vocational student, has always had anger management issues. Things only went from bad to worse when he joined a college gang. Not being able to manage his anger has resulted in outbursts of violence against rival student gangs, which sent the 19-year-old to the slammer a couple of times.
Return of BGLFF caters to some tastes more than others
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/06/2016
» After last year's success, Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (BGLFF) returns today with a line-up of LGBT films from across the globe. The theme for this year is "Love Wins", which brings different facets of love in a diverse array of genres. The festival will run until at Quartier CineArt of EmQuartier.
Going West
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/07/2015
» Wakey wakey, Thailand. Look at what the winds are bringing in: Thai remakes of American series. How well is any of this is going to go down? So glad you asked, because we did our homework.
The right kind of sentence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/08/2013
» Beneath author Orasom Suddhisakorn's tough exterior lies the heart of a sensitive and caring individual. Known for her straight-talking, no-nonsense demeanour, she comes across as surprisingly vulnerable when speaking about her initiative to introduce a writing skills programme for convicts at Bang Kwang maximum security jail, which started some three years ago.
A dangerous education
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/06/2013
» Straight-talking Nathani Uthairat doesn't bat an eyelid when he says his rowdy past is behind him. During a break between classes, the third-year student at Samut Prakan Polytechnic College, who once had a chequered history with student gangs, spoke candidly about his resolve to complete his final year with distinction, and launch his career as a promising mechanic at a factory in Samut Prakan.