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Community ke y to controlling 'C'
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2022
» Viral hepatitis -- a liver inflammation caused by a viral infection -- is a global challenge. It is estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that over 1 million deaths are caused by chronic hepatitis B and C infections per year.
A crisis for workers
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/05/2020
» Venue closure, curfew and state policies enforced to contain the spread of Covid-19 are affecting the labour force severely. Workers experience the impact in different magnitudes, with some getting less pay and seeing their working hours reduced. Others manage to work from home. Some lose their jobs entirely.
Pandemic guidelines for the LGBTI
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/04/2020
» Covid-19 is affecting everyone around the world in one way or another. But for LGBTI people, they are facing some additional challenges not experienced by others amid the pandemic.
Get into the Pride spirit
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/05/2019
» Say no to hate and yes to all the love! The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) 2019 will be observed worldwide tomorrow(May 17. IDAHOTB is designated to raise awareness on LGBTI rights and its violations. The date was chosen in honour of the World Health Organisation's decision to remove homosexuality from its classification of diseases in 1990. It was first known as the International Day against Homophobia. Transphobia and biphobia were later added to the campaign.
It's time to butt in
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/12/2017
» Worawan Tinala was sexually harassed on a crowded Skytrain five years ago. The experience has since left a deep mark as if it just happened yesterday.
Take a minute, change a life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/09/2017
» Kurt Cobain, Robin Williams, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington -- a few of the high-profile names we've lost over the years due to suicide. But suicide is closer and more prevalent than many would expect, and it can happen to anyone.
Living a full life, late in life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/08/2017
» Thailand is an ageing society, as defined by the United Nations, which means a country's population consists of more than 10% elderly. Based on 2015 data from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, around 11 million Thais are over 60, which means 16% of the entire population.
The struggle continues
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/05/2017
» It has been roughly three decades since Kim Vance began to fight for the rights and justice for LGBTI people.
Breaking the cycle
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/03/2016
» An illegal abortion facility was uncovered by police in Sakon Nakhon earlier this year. Syringes, needles, gloves and vinegar were found inside the seemingly abandoned house, which opens for service only upon request.
Becoming transparent
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/02/2016
» It's been roughly 10 years since transwoman Kittanut Na Chiangmai underwent sex reassignment surgery, and life only got better after that, she said. The 35-year-old serves as council member for her local Sub-District Administrative Organisation in Sikhiu, Nakorn Ratchasima. She's in a long-term relationship with her partner, and her parents, community and workplace are accepting of who she is.