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When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.
Forum decries prison overcrowding
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/08/2019
» With the rise in prison overcrowding, the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) has proposed that the justice system should improve its treatment of criminals. TIJ executive director Kittipong Kittayarak questioned the parts of the justice system that focus on cracking down on criminals.
The spirit of Bengal
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/06/2019
» As the first rays of light shone on the Bangladeshi morning, the new dawn brought hope and optimism. I got out of the van and walked down the street in Dhaka with other international journalists, the ground still wet after the rains of the previous night.