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Teenagers not using condoms, taking risks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/03/2011
» Trend in teenage misuse of emergency contraceptives creates public health risk of HIV/Aids spreading.
Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.
Rural campaign against cervical cancer
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2011
» Small health clinics in remote areas can catch some diseases like cervical cancer early before they are life-threatening.
First transgender flight attendants
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2011
» "Thai hospitality, Thai food and Thai ladyboys" national treasures that make Thailand unique.
The Thai classic Khun Chang Khun Phaen
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/11/2010
» Husband wife team Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit worked for years on this scholarly translation. Thorough annotations and comparisons of different versions of the tale are what makes this pathbreaking edition unique.
How should abortion laws be handled in Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/11/2010
» The arrest of a young 17 year-old girl after she attempted to perform an abortion on herself with drugs obtained over the internet has sparked a renewed debate on how these sensitive cases should be handled.
Thai classical dance adapted to portray Thailand's political crisis
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/10/2010
» Political struggles in present-day Thailand are radically different from the past, and the dance dramas that depict these struggles have also changed.
Scandal rocks Thailand's Buddhist Sangha once again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2010
» Monastic rules are strict but high-profile, charismatic monks sometimes get away with wrongdoing.
Isan Murals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/09/2010
» The title of the new book "The Democratic, Erotic, Moral, and Fun-Loving murals of Isan" says it all. Historian Chris Baker reviews this new book.
Modern interpretation of Thai classic Manorah
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/09/2010
» Manorah is a Thai poem and dance drama dating from the Ayutthaya period of Thai history. One of the main characters in the drama is a Kinnaree, a bird-like female creature of beguiling beauty.