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Cross-cultural romances raise tensions in South
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/03/2012
» It not just violence that is fuelling the instability in Thailand’s deep South. Cross-cultural romances between Thai soldiers and Muslim women are also a factor. AFP photo
Equality still eludes women
News, Published on 09/03/2012
» Thailand yesterday observed International Women's Day with little welcome news for the majority of its female population. True, the glass ceiling in national politics was finally broken when Thailand elected a woman as prime minister for the first time last July. Thailand also boasts one of the highest participation rates in the world for women in senior management (39%), well above the global average of 21% and just 19% for Asia-Pacific companies, according to a survey released yesterday by Grant Thornton consultancy firm.
Asia needs more of the 'fair sex' on political front
News, Ajay Chhibber, Published on 07/03/2012
» As we honour International Women's Day tomorrow, we are reminded why the political empowerment of women is so important. Globally, women perform two-thirds of the world's work, but earn just 10% of the income. South Asia alone is home to 844 million people who live in extreme poverty, and well over half of them are women.
Shame on who?
Life, Published on 06/03/2012
» Hot actor du jour Michael Fassbender bares all in his new movie, Shame, which is now attracting a horde of curious viewers at Lido.
Thai Rath Editorial
News, Published on 06/03/2012
» Rural poverty is one of the root causes of the flourishing sex industry in our country, which generates huge revenues for the influential people behind it.
Spices that won't be confined to the kitchen
Life, Su-Mei Yu, Published on 06/03/2012
» She asked if I would appear on a television show, as I had done the previous year. That appearance was broadcast on Valentine's Day and I had brought along dishes that I made for my restaurant, with ingredients known for their aphrodisiacal qualities. My publicist thought it was a clever marketing idea to showcase my passion-inspiring creations. It was she who got me the booking with the TV company. I put on an impressive spread. The producer loved it.
'Consensual' Rape
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/03/2012
» A 16-year-old girl was used as a sex object and filmed. The question of whether she gave her consent to a soldier with a uniform and a gun in a war zone is absurd
Haze is poor man's revenge
News, Published on 04/03/2012
» The fires which are causing bad air quality in the North are in effect a poor man's revenge on us all. Poor farmers burn their fields since they can't afford any other method of weeding. Hill tribe people burn the common forest because it generates mushrooms after the first rains, which apparently earn them 2,000 baht a day at markets.
Ignorance 'the main enemy in abortion debate'
Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/03/2012
» In Thailand, a woman can't just walk into a hospital and ask for an abortion, according to Nattaya Boonpakdee, coordinator at the Women's Health Advocacy Foundation. "You have to know somebody," she said, adding that this somebody may then lead you to a proper clinic, or to an abandoned house or shady back-street operation where the procedure will be performed, although not necessarily by a doctor.
Quality before equality
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 03/03/2012
» Thailand has made significant progress in social development over the last few decades, and according to UN Women, it now ranks 92 out of 138 countries on the Gender Inequality Index. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, Muse talked to legal personnel from the Division of Foreign Law, Office of the Council of State to reflect on Thailand's law and gender equality issues that it entails.