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A better you behind bars
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/06/2019
» Although drag queen Golf* and tomboy Tee* are so different especially in terms of outer appearance and gender identity, they have one thing in common. Both -- representing the LGBT community at the Chanthaburi Provincial Prison -- have used their talents to become role model prisoners.
Activating one's moral compass
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/04/2018
» Not a day goes by that we don't read about corruption scandals in the newspapers. The most despicable are often the ones in which the victims are society's downtrodden.
A journey of one's own
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/03/2016
» Sylvie Baradel comes across as the epitome of womanhood: a mother of two grown up children, a wife, and, up until two years ago, a successful regional executive, living a charmed existence travelling the globe for both business and pleasure.
Thoughts of home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/11/2015
» According to official figures, there are a million Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. In the wake of recent democratic elections in the country, Life spoke to four of them to see whether they hold any hopes of returning home
Bad boys die hard
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/07/2015
» Former Olympic boxing champion Manus Boonjumnong’s bad boy image continues to haunt him even after he successfully turned pro last month, beating Indonesia’s Jame Jalarante on points.
Young blood to prove their worth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/12/2013
» Dressed in drag, with clownish make-up and matted hair, Ratanapol Sowan, Thawat Kachin and Subenrat Insaeng are participating in the hazing day rituals organised by the National Amateur Athletics Association of Thailand a week before their departure for the much anticipated 27th Southeast Asian Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Aiming high
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/02/2012
» Being physically challenged has not hampered sportswoman Wasana Khuthawisup from living life to the fullest. Born in Phrae to a middle-class farming family, she was diagnosed with polio at the age of five. A barrage of hurtful taunts from neighbours during her childhood didn't get in the way of her determination to make something of her life. The 35-year-old rose to the occasion, becoming a national archer a decade ago, at the invitation of Saisunee Jana, a physically challenged fencer in the Thai national team.