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The Golden Years
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/08/2018
» Dressed in white jumpsuit Vijitra Kanthawivorn, 73, a retired nurse from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, gestured for a group of her friends to sit next to her as the screening of the film was about to begin.
Hope for the Future
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/03/2018
» Migrant workers, like other kinds of workers, struggle to advance in the hierarchy of the job market. But for them, the endeavour is particularly daunting, with lack of opportunities, financial means and connections.
War from a woman's perspective
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/01/2018
» Simple, direct, articulate, Christina Lamb spoke with lucidity about war, conflict and hope. In Bangkok last week as guest of BangkokEdge Festival, where she gave a talk about her books, including I Am Malala, the respected British journalist shared her first-hand view about trouble in the world and also women's place in war.
Demystifying dyslexia
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/01/2018
» Not until Lucy* entered elementary school did her teachers realise she had dyslexia, a learning difficulty marked by complications such as the inability to read due to problems identifying speech sounds and how they relate to letters and words.
The predator next door
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/01/2018
» Enticed by the pretty face who sent him a Facebook friend request, 14-year-old Boom* struck up a friendship online with an imposter, a 20-year-old ladyboy who was posing as a teen heartthrob.
Someone to raise them
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/10/2017
» From personal compassion, it has grown into a social service. For 15 years, foster mother Kusuma Ali has found herself loving and caring for 10 infants and toddlers from dysfunctional homes in Bangkok.
Grim realities
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/09/2017
» Hajee Ismail has hardly slept since receiving news late last month from his family in Buthidaung township that the Myanmar military had begun a brutal crackdown of Rohingya villages in Rakhine state. Ismail's community where he once played as a young boy had been burnt down.
From privileges to rights
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/09/2017
» Born in Myanmar's Shan state, stateless migrant Yod Pong has called Thailand home since the age of eight, when he fled with his parents to Chiang Rai province due to armed conflicts in his birthplace.
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.
Golden boy
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/07/2017
» London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist Rungroj Thainiyom has never allowed being born with muscular dystrophy, a condition marked by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles, to stand in his way of reaching his life's goals.