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  • LIFE

    Into the light

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/05/2019

    » After struggling with depression since his teen years, Edward Gunawan said revisiting some of his darkest moments was taking a toll on his emotional health. In the end, he found a way to turn his experience into something more beneficial for society.

  • LIFE

    Staying mentally strong

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/08/2021

    » Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Supara Chaopricha -- a psychiatrist who manages her own practice -- feels that psychiatrists are not exempt from feeling stressed or anxious, which leads to anxiety, a feeling of fear, worry and uneasiness.

  • LIFE

    Not just a physical disease

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2020

    » A man from Narathiwat province who was due to be released from a Covid-19 quarantine facility jumped to his death from the fifth floor of a state hospital in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province last month. Days before, in the province of Chiang Mai, another Thai male cut short his life in the same manner after learning that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

  • LIFE

    Quaking with anticipation

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2017

    » The question of whether Bangkok's infrastructure is prepared for an earthquake arises whenever we hear news about it happening elsewhere the world. Earthquake-prone New Zealand suffered two months back, and Japan has them often, big and small. Should Bangkok, situated in a safer part of the Earth's untrustworthy crust and yet with more and more tall buildings, be complacent?

  • OPINION

    Police need image makeover

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/10/2015

    » The utter mayhem that unfolded a few weeks ago in the vicinity of Phuket's Thalang police station between officers and disgruntled residents who accused them of causing the death of two young drug suspects saw the type of carnage we have not seen in a while. 

  • LIFE

    Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/12/2014

    » Understaffed, overworked and generally loathed by the public for their infamous corruption scandals, the Royal Thai Police force is facing one of its worst periods in history.

  • THAILAND

    Stopping the madness

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/03/2014

    » Festering anger over the senseless deaths of four children who became the latest victims of political violence in Trat province and Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong has put Veena, a noodle vendor with an avid interest in politics, on an emotional roller coaster. As she closely monitors what daily newspapers have to say on the deaths, she gets irate and begins to spew a tirade of insults about ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his red-shirt supporters, whom she blames for being behind the incident. “They’re the aggressor, so terrible,” Veena says.

  • OPINION

    The elephant in the room, and what must be done

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/03/2013

    » The "white gold" trade is taking its toll on elephants and their numbers are being decimated at an alarming rate. The ivory trade is booming thanks to the "looking the other way" of officials in charge as greased palms bring some sort of justification of this heartless crime. To be fair, there are those who become the voice for these victims and of their safety and well-being. Although this trade's roots can be traced back to days gone by, what is causing concern is the rate of deaths occurring each month.

  • LIFE

    Back from the brink

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/02/2013

    » John Wong CW _ the author of Awaken Your Healing Power _ was on his death bed when he discovered five scientifically proven keys to life. The discovery helped him mend his body and combat his medical condition, which was considered incurable.

  • WORLD

    Mental Matters

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/12/2012

    » Sometimes it goes beyond stress and pressure into the darker realm of clinical condition. Economic instability, political uncertainty, a thirst for materialism, personal history, the breakneck social competition _ all this, and more, contributes to the increasing number of people suffering from mental health disorders.

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