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Ironing out the many facets of gender recognition
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/06/2021
» Move Forward Party MP Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat will push for sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) draft legislation to ensure gender-responsive budgeting for LGBTI people after the current charter reform.
Pandemic exposes inequalities for marginalised
Oped, Published on 31/03/2021
» The precarious situation of marginalised communities has increased dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has brought home the need for access to government assistance, which is often not forthcoming and leads to dramatic consequences including increased suicide rates.
A Valentine reminder that people with HIV deserve love
News, Published on 13/02/2021
» Six years ago, Pete learned that he was HIV positive, a point in his life when he struggled to understand what this meant and had almost given up on life. However, this is where his story begins. Pete managed to overcome the stigma and discrimination and decided to publicly disclose his HIV-positive status on social media and educate people about HIV from his experiences, becoming today an influential voice in Thailand.
Life as a Thai refugee: the grim reality
Oped, Published on 05/08/2020
» Shortly after the coup in 2014 by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under then-army chief Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, security officers summoned a number of Thai political activists and many were slapped with charges under the draconian lese majeste law. Those who feared for their safety under the regime's hands defied the order, fleeing their homeland and seeking shelter abroad.
New hate speech rules threaten Asian democracy
Oped, Published on 18/07/2020
» Southeast Asia is experiencing new forms of hate speech that are increasingly played out over social media and a wide range of increasingly accessible digital platforms. Updated measures to tackle new forms of hate must move away from outdated policies focused on narrow definitions of hate speech.
Tackle entrenched inequalities to end epidemics
News, Published on 07/07/2020
» Like the HIV epidemic before it, Covid-19 is exploiting the extreme inequalities between countries and within them among disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. I am proud that decades of experience in responding to HIV are being used in the fight against the coronavirus and that activists all over the world are working hard to make sure that the disruption to HIV services is minimised.
Thai Emojis For 2020
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 07/02/2020
» Amid the whirlwind of information, misinformation and daily tally regarding the novel coronavirus, you may not be aware that a new set of emojis is being introduced to enrich our online communication. Yes, it's not Earth-changing positive news but given what has transpired in the past month, new cute emojis feel like a flashlight in a big dark tunnel. The new 117 emojis include the famous "ma-che-vuoi?" Italian hand gesture, transgender flag, bottle-feeding parents, ninja, beard brides and smiling face with tear.
Communities are the difference in HIV response
News, Published on 30/11/2019
» Communities have always played a huge part in the response to HIV. People coming together, organising themselves and demanding their right to health. For people most vulnerable to HIV, it is no exaggeration to say that communities often make the difference between life and death.
Unleashing community potential to end HIV/Aids
News, Published on 17/07/2019
» All countries have committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This includes the commitment to end the Aids epidemic as a public health threat. Yet with just eleven years to go, it is a mixed picture. In many countries, great progress continues to expand access to HIV treatment and prevention options that are, in turn, reducing Aids-related deaths and new HIV infections. But there are still far too many countries where Aids-related deaths and new infections are not decreasing fast enough, even rising in some cases, even though we know how to stop the virus.
Imagine the world as one
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 20/05/2019
» The peripatetic nature of a journalist's life allows me to see the world in a way that I would never have imagined earlier. Each journey is different, even if it's in the same city, as there are always new things to learn, see and appreciate.