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Brimming with talent
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/03/2021
» Scheduled for an online debut today, the 2021 Bangkok Illustration Fair (BKKIF) is an international platform through which local art talent can get their work recognised.
Protecting the air we breathe
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/04/2020
» When the president of Earth Day Network Kathleen Rogers talks about environmental protection, she speaks with an impassioned plea. She tries to instil in listeners a desire to play an effective role in addressing environmental issues, weighing heavily on the physical and emotional well-being of society.
Being Thai, on the fly
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/09/2017
» Once a stateless boy, today Mong Thongdee remains stateless as a man. Eight years ago when he was 12, Mong was in every newspaper's headlines when the Chiang Mai-born son of Myanmar migrant workers won a national contest for paper planes and was chosen to represent Thailand at a competition in Japan.
Anchorman
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/09/2016
» Veteran CNN anchor and international business correspondent Richard Quest's raspy voice and boisterous persona on television might draw a fair share of haters as well as admirers, but one thing is certain: they all love watching him.
A journey of one's own
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/03/2016
» Sylvie Baradel comes across as the epitome of womanhood: a mother of two grown up children, a wife, and, up until two years ago, a successful regional executive, living a charmed existence travelling the globe for both business and pleasure.
The accidental president
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/12/2015
» Dressed in simple cream trousers and a burgundy colour blouse, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim seems at home in her new role as the first female president of the Republic of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean famed for its beaches and lagoons.
Thoughts of home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/11/2015
» According to official figures, there are a million Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. In the wake of recent democratic elections in the country, Life spoke to four of them to see whether they hold any hopes of returning home