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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.
'Merman' courts controversy by refusing to kowtow
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2025
» Siranudh "Psi" Scott has entered the media spotlight after clashing with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and being dismissed from his role advising the department's director-general amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Debt debacle dogs farmers
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/11/2021
» Wiratchada Hanchana, 50, and her husband Wichian were forced to leave the home they built and had lived in for more than 24 years after failing to pay a 700,000 baht pickup truck debt they say they know nothing about.
Filmmaker's dream
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/05/2021
» The Serpent, an eight-episode crime drama series screening on Netflix since April, left the audience including me wondering where the film was shot.
Weaving the way to a better future
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/01/2021
» She always wears her hair in a bun. A measuring tape drapes her neck when she leaves her desk to greet visitors at her home in Ban Sa-ngo in Muang District of Bueng Kan province in the Northeast.
TAT books
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/05/2020
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has celebrated its 60th anniversary by launching three special publications for free download.
A royal discovery
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/06/2019
» A decade ago when a male elephant was brought from the southern province of Krabi to live in an elephant conservation centre in Maha Sarakham in the northeast, only Khruba Thammunee Thitadhammo, a monk who founded the centre, believed that it was a white elephant.
Tales from the southern seas
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/05/2019
» The beach of Laem Pho in Surat Thani's Chaiya district is long and peaceful. The day we visited, there were only a handful of tourists. Also visiting were teams of archaeologists. But they weren't there to take in the sea breeze. They were investigating an ancient maritime cross-cultural trade route, which dates as far back as the 7th century.
'Look! Do you see the giraffes?'
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/04/2019
» The downtown the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is fully dotted with high-rise buildings like other metropolises. Cars move slowly during rush hour traffic. Like Bangkok where hawkers roam the streets when the traffic light turns red, some vendors in Nairobi held bags of snacks or even fresh bananas to sell to commuters.
A plea for peace
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/03/2019
» The travel advisory has been issued for years to warn visitors to avoid travelling to the Deep South where periodic violence occurs in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and sometimes Hat Yai in Songkhla province.