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Building better ties
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/04/2022
» Since arriving in Thailand under a year ago, Israel's ambassador to Thailand HE Orna Sagiv has felt at home in the Land of Smiles, often opting to experience the nation's rich culture and traditions through hands-on experience.
Covid complications
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2021
» The health and economic impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the housing crisis not just in Thailand but worldwide, amid reports that global poverty is at an all-time high.
Adapting to the new world
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/03/2020
» I have never been a fan of working from home. As Thailand tackles the Covid-19 outbreak, I find myself among many thousands in the city grappling with the fact that I need to work from home for a certain period of time.
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.
Checking on the charities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/06/2016
» To donate to charities seems a simple act, but the decision-making process can be more difficult than it looks. Donors often face a tough choice not about whether to give, but who to give to. Good governance, accountability and transparency play a vital role in winning over a prospective donor's confidence, but unfortunately there are still a number of charities that don't offer sufficient detail about how they use donations.
After the quake
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 05/05/2015
» ‘It was like being in the middle of a war zone, an eerie sensation of imminent death where all you can depend on is your human instinct to survive,” Suparat Phranoret, a co-ordinator for the Thai Volunteer Service Foundation, said when describing her experience of being in the middle of one of Nepal’s most deadly earthquakes that brought the country to its knees on April 25.
The Italian job
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/10/2014
» Fabio De Cillis is enthusiastic about sharing his culture and traditions with foreigners and as the current Italian trade commissioner in Thailand he is in a good position to do just that.
Down to earth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/06/2014
» Benki Piyako, son of the chief of the Ashaninka tribe, a centuries-old indigenous community in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Acre, is not your conventional personality. Dressed in jeans and T-shirt, he could easily be mistaken for a 30-something-year-old with a penchant for bodybuilding. It is only when he wears his tribal cloak and face paint that he embodies an individual with a rich ancestral background that has included facing oppression and land theft.
Putting the customer first
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/02/2014
» After three decades in her present job, Rumpa Vichienwan is someone her staff know they can always bank upon. As manager of Bangkok Bank’s Sunthorn Kosa Road branch, she believes in being a hands-on boss and can often be seen assisting tellers manning the public counter whenever she can spare time from her own busy schedule.