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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.
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.
Prioritise child safety
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/11/2021
» Incestuous and paedophilic acts in society today remain a scourge, leading to adolescent pregnancies and long-term sexual abuse of children.
Overcoming the odds
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/09/2021
» If it wasn't for wheelchair racing, Thailand's Pongsakorn Paeyo, 24, who made history at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics by setting a new world record in the 400m and picked up gold medals in the 100m and 800m, would be living life with little purpose.
Building a better society
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/06/2021
» June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTI community and commemorate the ongoing pursuit of equal justice.
More concessions needed to spur domestic tourism
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2020
» Tourism is a vital driver for Thailand's growth, so much so that when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it shook the foundations of an entire industry -- worth billions of baht -- and caused the Thai economy to fall to its knees.
Pioneers of equality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/08/2020
» Diversity and equality -- a UN standard of conduct for businesses to eliminate discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people -- are among the key initiatives by which Srettha Thavisin, president of Sansiri, one of Thailand's leading property developers, has managed his business since the company's inception 36 years ago.
Never forget
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/01/2020
» Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a solemn moment when we reflect on one of the darkest periods in human history: the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews along with 5 million Slavs, gypsies, blacks, homosexuals, political enemies and members of other persecuted groups.
The downfall of lust and greed
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/11/2019
» Ponzi schemes are nothing new to Thailand. Why is it then that through the years these much publicised cases, which should serve as lessons, haven't deterred the public from falling victim to such scams time and again.
The tree of knowledge
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/11/2017
» When like-minded people come together to accomplish a common goal, the sky is the limit. For Sudaphan Sastrasinh, Shalini Thaveesittikullarp and Paisit Tuchinda, it was early education -- for 18-month to five-and-a-half-year-olds -- that brought them together to build their international kindergarten dream, which they named The Apple Tree.