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No room for child abuse
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/10/2020
» News regarding abuse of students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek school, which has dominated headlines since last month, has raised concern among not just parents but also the public in regard to how young children should be treated by people who are supposed to be their role models.
Scaling great heights
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/09/2020
» What the multi-faceted adventurer photographer Cory Richards craves is not for the faint-hearted.
A cure for policing ills
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/07/2020
» When footage of George Floyd's arrest first surfaced on the internet, many around the world, including Pol Lt Col Krisanaphong Poothakool and Pol Lt Col Peabprom Mekhiyanont, watched in horror as Derek Chauvin, a 19-year police veteran, attempted to arrest the man on suspicion of using counterfeit notes by pinning him to the ground and kneeling on the back of his neck despite Floyd's pleas that he could not breathe.
Building resilience
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/06/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has left private and government schools in Thailand in uncharted territory. While much has been discussed about how to keep children engaged during these trying times, how educators and students are fairing emotionally in adjusting to the new normal has not been given much thought.
Fighting a shadow pandemic
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/06/2020
» Working from home during the height of Covid-19 was hell on earth for Bella*, a mother of two. Her abusive and alcoholic husband, whom she had been married to for a decade, had begun to physically and sexually violate her more now that she was working from home. The abuse often took place in front of the children, who were trying to keep up with schoolwork through remote learning.
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''.
Thailand's other pandemic
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/06/2020
» May* stood impassively over the lifeless body of her estranged husband. A pistol clinched tightly in her trembling right hand. The firearm, purchased over the internet by her husband who was a gun enthusiast and member of a shooting range, was the weapon she used on the fateful day she resorted to drastic measures to stop her husband from hurting her. A company manager, May was on the verge of a nasty divorce from her partner, a physically abusive man with a drinking problem.
What to do about forest fires?
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/05/2020
» As northern forest fires rage through the region, a tiny Karen farming community in Mae Moh, Lampang province, has managed to use its local wisdom and traditional knowledge of forest management to keep forest fires at bay for years. Somchat Ruksongplu, village headman of Moo Ban Klang, a scenic mountainous community of 65 families, credits his forefathers for leaving them with knowledge to control fires and manage forests, so they can live in harmony within their natural environment.
Becoming more than the sum of your parts
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/05/2020
» Charismatic former first lady Michelle Obama is in her element in Becoming, a Netflix documentary that sheds light on her experiences after her husband's presidency ended, offering glimpses into private moments of pride, fear and frustration.
Borderless clinic to take on fight against virus
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/05/2020
» In the era of the Covid-19, the thought of going to the hospital can bring about fear and trepidation.