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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.
A rural retreat
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/08/2021
» Going out to an open green space somehow can change my perspective and mood. When I hear birds chirping and feel the gentle wind, it relaxes me and helps reduce stress after days working in front of a computer screen.
See the sweet side of Nakhon Si Thammarat
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/02/2021
» Preecha Inkong lives in Tha Sala district in Nakhon Si Thammarat, an area known for its high-quality cocoa trees. He and his wife Janejira learned to make chocolate some years ago before they decided to open Rose Cocoa Garden.
Finding peace in northern Thailand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/02/2021
» Next Friday will mark the Makha Bucha, also known as Magha Puja Day, another important day for Buddhists. It falls on the Full Moon day of the third lunar month in which 1,250 enlightened monks (or arahant) gathered to listen to Buddha teach his principles known as Ovadha Patimokha more than 2,500 years ago. The teaching roughly consists of three major concepts: do good, abstain from bad action and purify the mind.
Keeping the tradition alive
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/02/2021
» Sorba Sansutthiwong, 60, is a Lahu, an ethnic group that resides in Ban Pa Kha in Lampang's Muang Pan district. He is holding a woven bamboo backpack that he designed and was made by his wife. The shape is a rectangle, unlike typical bamboo baskets used to store rice or other items in his home. It also has bright multicoloured shoulder straps made of fabric, which almost look like crafted strips used for decorating his cloth.
You make your own luck in this life
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/09/2020
» Tham Nakha (Naga Cave), which was unveiled as a new attraction in Phu Langka National Park in Bung Kan province two months ago, was closed indefinitely last week by an order of the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
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.
Growing poison
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/12/2019
» Sunant Somjak, 58, shook his head in dismay when I mentioned to him the farmers who still want to use hazardous chemicals like glyphosate, paraquat and chlorpyrifos. Standing against the chemicals, he believes that killing lives or even harming Mother Nature is a sin.
Into the clouds
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/11/2019
» The pounding sound of a pestle and mortar was clearly heard from the raised-floor wooden house of Nako Praipethratip. The sound was accompanied by conversation and laughing, but I didn't understand any of the words that I heard.
Stay a little longer
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/10/2019
» The sweet fragrance of cocoa diffuses in the air inside the house of Preecha Inkong, the owner of Rose Cocoa Garden, in Tha Sala district in Nakhon Si Thammarat.