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Being Thai, on the fly
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/09/2017
» Once a stateless boy, today Mong Thongdee remains stateless as a man. Eight years ago when he was 12, Mong was in every newspaper's headlines when the Chiang Mai-born son of Myanmar migrant workers won a national contest for paper planes and was chosen to represent Thailand at a competition in Japan.
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.
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.
Fight animal cruelty
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/07/2017
» Abusing or endangering animals, both wild and domesticated, in the guise of entertainment is an act of cowardliness that should be dealt with harshly.
Thai teen lives out her childhood dream
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/03/2017
» Thita Lamsam's passion for figure skating has been pivotal to her becoming one of Thailand's most promising figure skaters.
Sheltering refugees
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/02/2017
» The global refugee crisis is no longer one country's problem, but an issue of concern for everyone. The pressing situation has become so acute that international aid agencies can no longer depend on support from donors to sustain the lives of thousands of the displaced struggling to survive with often just the clothes on their backs.
A safer internet for children
Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/12/2016
» The internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool but unsupervised use in the hands of children can lead to devastating consequences. Curiosity can get the better of them, even when their intention is entirely innocent -- searching for a favourite band on YouTube for example.
Helping rural communities advance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/12/2016
» Geoffrey Longfellow, director of special projects for the Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation (TSDF), knows a thing or two about the mindset of the rural folks he works closely with to promote the philosophy of sustainability as taught by King Rama IX.
Goal of a lifetime
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/11/2016
» Two orphans, adopted in Thailand and brought to Sweden, they've now returned to find their roots. In the process, a facilitator to their unlikely journey is an unlikely sport called floorball.
A special kind of glory
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/08/2016
» After the high-profile Rio Olympic Games, a much-less-publicised event follows. The Paralympic Games will take place from Sept 7-18, also in Rio. Forty-six Thai athletes with disabilities will be going all out to clinch a podium finish, while the Paralympic Committee of Thailand has a set an initial target of four gold medals, the same number they won in London four years ago.