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    Under the lens

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/08/2019

    » In 2015, Bangkok played host to its first international photo festival, PhotoBangkok. Works by an array of talented Thai and international photographers were displayed in 24 galleries around town, reportedly attracting over 100,000 visitors.

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    Showcasing Bangladesh

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/05/2016

    » For the past 17 months, Bangladeshi ambassador Saida Muna Tasneem has been promoting her country's rich cultural heritage in Thailand. It is now time to showcase the rest of the country at the Bangladesh Trade and Investment Expo 2016. Held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, May 30 to June 1, it will be a time for business matchmaking opportunities for both sides.

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    Flower power

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/04/2015

    » Mixed media artist Joyce Kutty was over the moon when she was invited to Thailand to showcase her first vertical origami installation outside of the US.

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    Living in limbo

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/03/2017

    » It is hard not to get noticed in a sea of Thai faces when you are Middle Eastern. Being a refugee in Thailand, which is very "grey" on such status, will only add to the predicament.

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    A way of life

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/04/2022

    » A resident of the Pgakenyaw community in northern Thailand, Nutdanai Trakansuphakon began an initiative to maintain, revive and promote rotational farming as a cultural practice tied to his Karen identity. In the process, he's helping raise awareness of its many benefits.

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    What to do about forest fires?

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/05/2020

    » As northern forest fires rage through the region, a tiny Karen farming community in Mae Moh, Lampang province, has managed to use its local wisdom and traditional knowledge of forest management to keep forest fires at bay for years. Somchat Ruksongplu, village headman of Moo Ban Klang, a scenic mountainous community of 65 families, credits his forefathers for leaving them with knowledge to control fires and manage forests, so they can live in harmony within their natural environment.

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    Celebrate Year of the Pig in style

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/01/2019

    » Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions and fun with your loved ones. Celebratory events being held up and down the country in celebration of the Year of the Pig promise all that and more.

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    Miniature Mozambican cultural creations

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/07/2017

    » Mozambique's top psikhelekedana artist Dino Jethá's works are on display at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), until Aug 3.

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    A spicy partnership

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/07/2016

    » Mexican Ambassador Jaime Nualart couldn't be happier to be posted to a country which he has grown to appreciate through the years, both in his capacity as a diplomat and tourist.

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    Preaching compassion

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/03/2016

    » Terry Meeuwsen, a former Miss USA and founder of Orphan's Promise Foundation, practises what she preaches.

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