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Stand by me
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2021
» After years of self-inflicted knife wounds on her wrists in a bid to end her life, Nan*,17, mustered enough courage to send a troubling Line message to seek help from @saidek1387, one among a handful of counselling platforms Childline Thailand Foundation uses to reach out to troubled youth.
Turning to tech for LGBTI
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/06/2021
» Promoting optimal healthcare for all types of people regardless of sexual or gender preference should be practised across the board. Yet, constraints such as lack of specific education and training for healthcare workers, plus medical providers' limited understanding and awareness of LGBTI patients who have different health needs all contribute to silent suffering in a country where their existence is still marginalised.
Murder in the countryside
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/06/2021
» The Royal Thai Police took a good solid year to build an airtight criminal case against Chaiphol "Lung Phol" Wipha, the prime suspect in the death of toddler Orawan "Nong Champoo" Wongsricha, who was found dead and violated on a mountain not far from her home in Mukdahan province last year.
Medical miracle
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/03/2021
» Having fought deadly breast cancer for close to a decade, Phloenphit Kowae's life was hanging by a thread. The deadly disease had ravaged her body, starting from the breast and later spreading to her lungs, liver and bones. The reality was that she was terminally-ill and slowly dying.
Social issues in the spotlight
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020
» As the end of 2020 nears, one can confidently say that Covid-19 has probably had the biggest impact on exacerbating social issues in the country.
Rooting out inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/12/2020
» 'Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Making lemonade
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/12/2020
» Considering education in the hospitality industry during Covid-19 raises all sorts of red flags since the tourism and hospitality sectors have come to a grinding halt across the world due to the pandemic, which first surfaced earlier this year. Thailand, particularly, has been hard hit as our tourism industry accounts for 12% of the nation's GDP.
Double trouble
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2020
» In the dry winter months, it is not just the fear of Covid-19 but also the menacing presence of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) -- hazardous fine-dust particles that measure 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter and affect the human respiratory system -- that the public has to contend with.
Colliding epidemics
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/11/2020
» After surfacing in Thailand in September this year, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic has claimed one life so far -- a 10-month-old infant from Chaiyaphum province -- as well caused the hospitalisation of scores of children under the age of six. Symptoms of the virus, for which there is no vaccine to date, include fever, dry/wet cough, sneezing, a runny nose, loss of appetite, and breathing difficulty and/or wheezing.
When the innocent fall victim
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/10/2020
» Two years ago, anti-death penalty advocates were surprised by Thailand's first execution in nine years when 26-year-old Teerasak Longji was executed at Bangkok's Bang Kwang Central Prison by lethal injection for aggravated murder.