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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.
Communication breakdown
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/07/2025
» Athipat Boonleang, a deaf gay rider, was on the way to deliver a parcel. Confused by the customer's location, she sent a text message to no avail. She contacted an online sign language interpretation service only to find that it is suspended.
Dough therapy
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/04/2025
» Oranong Chanasit, an activist, took a bakery course to learn how to knead dough in the hope of teaching hilltribe children, but encountered a life-changing experience.
Evolving language
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/04/2025
» During a medical check-up, Pin consulted a doctor about receiving gender-affirming care. In an ideal setting, a sign language interpreter would communicate with her by painstakingly finger-spelling the concept "hormone". But when such assistance was not available, she and the doctor resorted to writing on paper.
Healing with puppets
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/04/2025
» A ventriloquist is helping children and adults in Thailand process trauma after devastating events.
The power of images
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/04/2022
» A herd of cows comes across an unlikely object -- a red and white director's chair -- on the Trans-Canada Highway in rural Saskatchewan. On the other side of the world, their friends wander on a rubber plantation on the outskirts of Trang. As the cows walk towards the object, a father and son from Canada capture the moment.
Covid stretching crematoriums beyond capacity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/07/2021
» The spike in the death toll from Covid-19 has burdened temples with cremation amid concern over the risk of contamination.
Warning issued over PTSD risks
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/02/2020
» Victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima must talk through their feelings with professionals as well as other survivors to deal with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) they are likely to suffer, a seminar was told on Tuesday.
Pope boosts morale of sick in St Louis Hospital
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/11/2019
» Pope Francis made time in his busy schedule to visit patients at Bangkok's St Louis Hospital, which is marking its 120th anniversary.