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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.
'No more closures, please'
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/01/2022
» Ten year-old Kaemsai Simasan's smile faded away when she learned from her mother that she can't yet return to her class after New Year. The school is still closed as parents are worried about infections from the Omicron variant.
Sex-ed app developed for deaf youths
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/12/2021
» Mahidol University has launched the "Compulsory Sexuality Education (CSE) for Deaf" mobile app for people with hearing impairments.
Hipsters unite
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 26/11/2020
» The pictures of people kayaking and paddle boarding along Klong Ong Ang were still vivid in my memory. The activity was organised in the middle of this month to promote the canal makeover as well as Klong Ong Ang Walking Street. The photos triggered me to visit the site to see if the canal's water was clean enough for people to kayak or if I could find anyone doing so during my visit last Saturday.
Phuket gears up for 9-day vegetarian festival
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/10/2020
» The annual vegetarian festival will get under way between the first to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar. This year, it will fall between Oct 17-25 and celebrations have been organised in many places including Bangkok, Pattaya, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Sawan, Takua Pa in Phangnga and Hat Yai. The highlight will be a grand celebration in Phuket, believed to be the origin of the vegetarian festival in Thailand.
The Banker spotlights American inequality
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/04/2020
» Race and inequality. The division between blacks and whites is one of the social issues that have been highlighted by the film industry for so long. The Banker -- the first feature film from Apple TV+ starring Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson -- also captures the topic. It focuses especially on discrimination in financial service.