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Peepo's story exposes lack of child support
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/03/2026
» The story of a 13-year-old boy in Nakhon Si Thammarat who lived on the streets, was hit by a car, and later rebuilt his life has gone viral. Yet the life of Peepo -- as the boy is called by the media -- offers not just inspiration. His story exposes years of parental neglect and a lack of state mechanisms to help abandoned children.
Love, lust and lost funds
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025
» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.
Brave whistleblower uncovers pharma scam
Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/03/2025
» In an extraordinary act of courage, Ms Patchani Phunsuk, a whistleblower at the heart of a pharmaceutical corruption scandal, has helped uncover a criminal network that misused taxpayer-funded drugs to enrich a select few while jeopardising public health.
Following in the footsteps of the great poet
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/06/2021
» Around May to July every year, I set my calendar to visit the East as it is fruit season. Last week, I went to Klaeng, a coastal town in Rayong province. I planned to get fresh ripe fruit from an orchard, take in the fresh sea breeze and visit the memorial park of Sunthon Phu, one of the great poets of the early Rattanakosin era.
A sacred day cruise
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/04/2021
» The seated Buddha image of Phra Buddha Trai Rattananayok, also known as Phra To or Luang Pho To, is majestic. The statue is housed in a vihara (prayer hall) at Wat Kanlayanamit in Thon Buri on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Phuket tops Thai travellers wishlist
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/04/2021
» Phuket is the top destination Thais want to visit during the Songkran holiday, according to Agoda.
Blessings and prosperity
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2021
» Red paper lanterns are hung in rows inside the compound of the Tai Hong Kong shrine on Phlab Phla Chai Road in Chinatown. The smell of incense sticks infuses in the air.
Orange skies and verdant dreams
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/11/2020
» A row boat approached the pier at Ban Thung Yi Peng (also spelled Ban Thung Yee Pheng) on Koh Lanta Yai in Krabi. Lining both sides of the waterway are dense mangrove forests. This is thanks to the efforts of the Community Based Tourism Club of Ban Thung Yi Peng, which has helped protect and replant mangrove trees for almost 20 years.
Alms-offering on Lam Pla Thiu
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/10/2019
» This Sunday is the first Sunday following the end of Buddhist Lent. Thus, it is time for Wat Suthaphot in Lat Krabang district, Bangkok to resume its annual tradition of Tak Bat Phra Roi Thang Ruea, or alms-offering to 100 monks in boats.
Fundraising exhibition
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/08/2019
» House of Museums, known as Ban Phiphitthaphan in Thai, is hosting an exhibition to raise funds for its second branch in Nakhon Pathom.