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Transgenders happy to come out from the shadows
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2017
» For centuries in the Land of Smiles, men with an outwardly feminine appearance felt offended when they were called "katoey" or "toot" (transvestite). But as time goes by, more gays and transpeople have come out in the public spotlight than ever before.
Woman who fell into coma arrives home
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 07/04/2017
» A 27-year-old Chiang Mai woman who suffered heart failure during a trip to Japan has returned to Thailand after enduring five operations and being hospitalised in Tokyo for two and a half months.
New breed of Bollywood movie
Life, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 28/03/2017
» Sept 5, 1986. Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai to New York was on a stopover at Karachi airport. The senior flight purser Neerja Bhanot alerted the captain, co-pilot and other crew members as to what was going on, and they fled under gunfire from the cockpit's overhead hatch. Before the 350 passengers on-board realised what was happening, the plane was hijacked.
Thailand shines a light on Africa
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017
» Relations between Thailand and Africa have entered a new phrase of "concrete development", says Krekpan Roekchamnong, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's South Asia, Middle East and Africa Affairs Department.
Beyond camels
Life, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 09/02/2017
» We have heard that women are strongly cautioned not to travel alone in India. We've heard ominous warnings and deep-seated prejudices, and of course, not all of them have grounds. I spent three years as a student in Mysore, Karnataka in southern India, and many people often questioned if I was afraid being there by myself -- they even used the word "rape", a broad generalisation of a country based on a few headlines.
Govt 'fails to tackle' assaults on women
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 26/11/2016
» Statistics on violence against women need to be upgraded to devise preventive measures, gender equality activists say.
Foreign affairs gets female head
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 18/08/2016
» Busaya Mathelin, the Thai ambassador to Belgium, will be made the first female permanent secretary for foreign affairs.
Thais addicted to sugary drinks, survey reveals
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/07/2016
» Many Thais are addicted to sugary drinks, raising concerns about health risks, according to the latest health study.
Terrorism ruled out in Erawan crash
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 24/07/2016
» Police have ruled out terrorism after a car rammed into the Bangkok shrine where 20 people died and 125 were injured in a bombing last August.
Activists welcome transgender jails
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 10/07/2016
» The LGBT community has welcomed the Department of Correction's decision to set up a separate jail for transgender prisoners, but have expressed concerns some inmates' gender identities or sexual preference may complicate the selection process.