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Our schools must do more to protect kids
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/04/2026
» Recent disturbing cases of child sexual abuse again show how our education system has failed to keep children safe at school. The new education minister must prioritise school safety and enforce safeguards to protect the next generation.
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.
Face to face with terror
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/10/2023
» One survivor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall shooting attack recalled the moment when she faced the 14-year-old shooter while running up an escalator.
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.
Exploring islands less known
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/04/2021
» Koh Nok Phao was not a familiar destination to me when talking about exploring the islands in the southern province of Surat Thani. Known as Muang Roi Koh (meaning Hundred Island Province), Surat Thani has many islands and islets that have not yet become well-known unlike Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
A place of traditions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/10/2020
» Two oxen lift their heads while munching grass in a harvested rice paddy as they hear the noise of the running engine of our rod khok mu (a modified passenger truck). Seen in the background of the rice field is the large and green Khao Luang Mountain. It stands elegantly under a partly gloomy sky in Sukhothai province.
New speedboat service
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/09/2020
» A speedboat service between Koh Samui in Surat Thani and Si Chon district in Nakhon Si Thammarat has been launched.
Getting creative with green space
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2020
» Green rice stalks slightly sway in the wind. Their rhythmical movements seem to go along well with the humming song of a boy running happily on a wooden walkway built above the paddy field.
Snow business in Korea
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/01/2020
» Darkness swiftly enveloped the orange sky after dusk. Yellow lights came on up and down the mountainside, illuminating the ski slopes. The temperature, which had been 2C in the afternoon, dropped to a bone-chilling -8C at night. The freezing weather discouraged me from leaving my warm room, but there were plenty of hardy souls out enjoying some late-night skiing.
Pretty in pink
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/06/2019
» It's normal to see oxen on the streets of India. However, during my recent trip to Jaipur, I was surprised to see people riding camels and elephants on the other side of the road, while our minibus was stuck in traffic alongside public buses, cars, horse carriages, rickshaws and swarms of motorcycles.