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Nature's healing power
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/07/2022
» The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted not only the physical health and economy of millions of people around the world but also has disrupted their mental health in a significant manner. As the world cautiously reopens to travel, Thailand has become a destination of choice for numerous tourists as travel restrictions continue to subside.
Boeing's downfall – an account of broken trust and greed
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/04/2022
» A medley of fascination and fear exemplifies my relationship with flying. My brain goes into overdrive at the thought of how risky flying can be, but I put aside any thoughts of a crash because I trust in the cutting edge technology used by Boeing and Airbus, the world's two major aircraft manufacturers, to keep me safe.
Consider family therapy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2022
» The recent fallout of Thai rocker Sek Loso's wife Wiphakorn Sookpimay and son Settakorn has turned into a mud-slinging contest on national news and social media.
Bangkok art fest is back
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/11/2020
» After a tumultuous year, the Bangkok Art Biennale 2020 (BAB 2020) -- a beloved and eagerly-anticipated contemporary art festival -- has finally arrived and is putting a much-needed smile on the faces of Bangkok residents.
A home away from home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/08/2020
» For British couple Joel and Daniele Bull, the novel coronavirus pandemic has in its own strange way become a blessing in disguise. Originally booked to stay at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok for about six weeks, the pandemic led them to prolong their stay indefinitely.
So much more than meets the eye
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/07/2020
» Face reading, overbearing traditional parents and suitors' indecisiveness to take the plunge are part and parcel of what makes Netflix's docu-reality series Indian Matchmaking an eye-opening experience for anyone not familiar with this common practice in the subcontinent.
A cure for policing ills
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/07/2020
» When footage of George Floyd's arrest first surfaced on the internet, many around the world, including Pol Lt Col Krisanaphong Poothakool and Pol Lt Col Peabprom Mekhiyanont, watched in horror as Derek Chauvin, a 19-year police veteran, attempted to arrest the man on suspicion of using counterfeit notes by pinning him to the ground and kneeling on the back of his neck despite Floyd's pleas that he could not breathe.
Football forecasts from afar
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/06/2018
» The World Cup has begun. Life talked with four foreigners who coach in the Thai League about their home countries' chances of winning it all
Goal of a lifetime
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/11/2016
» Two orphans, adopted in Thailand and brought to Sweden, they've now returned to find their roots. In the process, a facilitator to their unlikely journey is an unlikely sport called floorball.
Thoughts of home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/11/2015
» According to official figures, there are a million Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. In the wake of recent democratic elections in the country, Life spoke to four of them to see whether they hold any hopes of returning home