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The need to acknowledge the modern family
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 12/08/2020
» What usually comes to mind when you think of family? A social unit comprised of father, mother and child -- or children -- perhaps?
Peta's complaint about monkeys isn't totally nuts
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/07/2020
» When I heard that coconut products from Thailand had been banned from supermarkets in London, as a result of a campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), I wasn't surprised. Peta is known to take the welfare of all types of animals seriously.
'Period poverty' is the hard truth, not fake news
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/12/2019
» It's rare if not unprecedented for tampons and sanitary pads to become a topic widely discussed by men -- let alone men in power.
Thai society's gender clichés need overhaul
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/09/2019
» At a glance, the sight of a poster featuring Social Development and Human Security (SDHS) Minister Juti Krairiksh beaming, surrounded by a crowd of women, should make us women feel good. The poster should tell us that a top male policymaker cares about the opposite sex.
Simply saying 'sorry' for crimes is not enough
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/06/2019
» We Thais are proud of our wai culture. We pay respect to Buddha statues and senior people with the gesture, that is also used for greetings, saying goodbye as well as a way to say sorry.
'Magic pills' won't help raise children
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/02/2017
» Have you taken your magic pills today, young ladies?