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Hope fades for migrant children
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/12/2021
» Once a happy-go-lucky fifth-grader who studied at a migrant learning centre in Mae Sot, Min* opts to sniff glue in his free time. By doing so, he wishes to momentarily forget the enormous responsibility of bringing food to the table by working long shifts at a local slaughterhouse after his parents were laid off due to the impact of Covid-19.
Covid complications
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2021
» The health and economic impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has heightened the housing crisis not just in Thailand but worldwide, amid reports that global poverty is at an all-time high.
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.
Stamping out violence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/11/2020
» About 7% of women -- largely from southern Thailand -- and 8.4% of men in the Central Region of the country continue to believe that domestic violence is justified in a relationship, according to the Sixth Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey for Thailand (Mics 6), a national survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every three years with help from Unicef.
Suffering in silence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/01/2020
» Chai* was 12 when he was first molested by his much older brother's male friend. The abuse continued for months on the pretext that the experience would make him a man.
What's love got to do with it?
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/01/2019
» Soft-spoken anti-child-marriage activist Albina knows all too well the downside to early and forced marriages, from her community of Sunsari in Nepal. Her mother was a product of such a union, forced to leave school at age 16 and marry a man of her parents' choice.
Organic weeks at Central
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/06/2018
» Farm products, known for their freshness and quality, are becoming more readily accessible in Bangkok. Thanks to collaborations between the private and government sectors, we get to purchase farm items from the convenience of local department stores such as Central, which is hosting "The Farm, Year 2" under the motto of "Colours Of Happy Farms" at CentralPlaza and CentralFestival branches across Bangkok.
For the love of coffee
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/02/2018
» If the aromatic smell of brewing coffee gets your heart racing like a lovesick teen, attend the "Thailand Coffee Fest 2018: Make It Sustainable", held from March 8-11, at Plenary Hall, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
Inside lives of refugees
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/06/2016
» The life of a refugee is strewn with hardships of epic proportions which few of us can wrap our minds around. One of the few opportunities outsiders get to comprehend the magnitude of their suffering, so as to emphasize with them and lend a helping hand, is through documentaries and movies which depict their life stories.
Speakup and Speakout
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/04/2016
» Kittipong Kittayarak has enjoyed a long career in the criminal justice system, having served as the secretary for justice from 2008-2014. So when he gives his take on gender equality and combating violence against women, people pay attention.