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Women aren't objects
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/05/2022
» In Thailand's social hierarchy, women are considered lower than men. Should it then come as a surprise when an elderly rector of a leading university with a fetish for snapping photos of pretty air hostesses while they work -- without their consent -- decides to post the pictures on his Facebook for his male followers to drool over?
Tech platform Primero launched in Thailand to help social workers better protect children
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/03/2022
» Unicef and the Ministry of Public Health recently launched an innovative platform to protect vulnerable children from physical and emotional violence.
Lack of discipline bites
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/03/2022
» Preventable deaths, both on land and water, continue to rise in the country. In late January, the nation mourned the untimely death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with a promising career. Her life was cut short by a speeding motorcycle at a pedestrian crossing.
Consider family therapy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2022
» The recent fallout of Thai rocker Sek Loso's wife Wiphakorn Sookpimay and son Settakorn has turned into a mud-slinging contest on national news and social media.
Prioritise child safety
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/11/2021
» Incestuous and paedophilic acts in society today remain a scourge, leading to adolescent pregnancies and long-term sexual abuse of children.
Rotten to the core
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/09/2021
» I salute the brave whistleblower who recently brought to light the rampant police abuse of a suspect. This time, it was at the hands of Colonel Thitisant "Jo Ferrari" Utthanaphon, a former police chief of Nakhon Sawan police station who was caught on video torturing 24-year-old drug suspect Jirapong Tanapat to death. He placed six plastic bags over his head.
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.
Suffering in silence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/03/2021
» Today is International Women's Day, also known as the United Nations Day for Women's Rights.
Time to self-reflect
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020
» As the year comes to a close, 2020 will be best remembered for how the Covid-19 pandemic changed our existence. Whether it was our waking hours or the time we retired for the day, we came to learn about the "new normal", which meant practising social distancing, wearing face masks, constantly checking body temperature, and working from home, and more.
Bangkok art fest is back
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/11/2020
» After a tumultuous year, the Bangkok Art Biennale 2020 (BAB 2020) -- a beloved and eagerly-anticipated contemporary art festival -- has finally arrived and is putting a much-needed smile on the faces of Bangkok residents.