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The quest for the truth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/03/2022
» The "compromised" nature of the crime scene in the drowning death of actress Pattarathida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong -- or Nida -- who reportedly fell into the Chao Phraya River from a private speedboat with fatal consequences, could well have been averted with better professional conduct by law enforcement and experienced police interrogators, according to former police investigator-turned-criminologist, Krisanaphong Poothakool.
Victims look to tech for help
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/02/2022
» A lawyer by profession, Kirthi Jayakumar had a life-altering experience in 2016 that put her on the path to fighting gender-based violence in her native India.
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.
Seeing the light
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/02/2021
» Lily, a third-grader, has found online learning during the second lockdown in Bangkok stressful and depressing. Her mundane weekly routine, which centres on peering through a mobile phone screen to keep up with lessons, has caused her to lose interest in her education, much to the chagrin of her frustrated mother, who is losing hope in finding proper educational activities to maintain her daughter's focus.
Cuties crosses the line
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/09/2020
» If paedophilia wasn't a parent's most dreaded fear, Netflix coming-of-age tale Cuties, a controversial French film that takes on the difficult subject of how young girls are impacted by societies' sexualising of women in a way teens learn from, would have made the audience more receptive to the movie's unflinchingly candid treatment of its subject.
To catch an online predator
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/07/2020
» Sending a half-naked photo of herself to her new Facebook admirer, a boy she thought was 15, felt like a flirtatious move that 14-year-old Ned* believed would show she was serious about having a romantic relationship with the handsome teen whose photoshopped profile photo made him out to be a stud.
Keeping cops in check
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/06/2020
» Type police brutality in Google and most likely you will find trending news headlines such as: "Why George Floyd Won't Be Last American Killed By Police''.
Small pockets of hope
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/05/2020
» Jewish author Avi Jorisch's book Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs The World was born in the summer of 2014.
The memory maestro
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/08/2017
» Writer, speaker and brain enthusiast Eran Katz has a knack for keeping his conversation simple and to the point.
One with the people
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/07/2017
» Jean Jullien's hilarious illustrations have a deeper meaning once you ponder them.