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  • LIFE

    When the innocent fall victim

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/10/2020

    » Two years ago, anti-death penalty advocates were surprised by Thailand's first execution in nine years when 26-year-old Teerasak Longji was executed at Bangkok's Bang Kwang Central Prison by lethal injection for aggravated murder.

  • LIFE

    Social issues in the spotlight

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020

    » As the end of 2020 nears, one can confidently say that Covid-19 has probably had the biggest impact on exacerbating social issues in the country.

  • LIFE

    A cure for policing ills

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/07/2020

    » When footage of George Floyd's arrest first surfaced on the internet, many around the world, including Pol Lt Col Krisanaphong Poothakool and Pol Lt Col Peabprom Mekhiyanont, watched in horror as Derek Chauvin, a 19-year police veteran, attempted to arrest the man on suspicion of using counterfeit notes by pinning him to the ground and kneeling on the back of his neck despite Floyd's pleas that he could not breathe.

  • OPINION

    Rotten to the core

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/09/2021

    » I salute the brave whistleblower who recently brought to light the rampant police abuse of a suspect. This time, it was at the hands of Colonel Thitisant "Jo Ferrari" Utthanaphon, a former police chief of Nakhon Sawan police station who was caught on video torturing 24-year-old drug suspect Jirapong Tanapat to death. He placed six plastic bags over his head.

  • 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

    Finding peace behind bars

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/07/2015

    » Chanya Wongsawad delights in displaying her awe-inspiring strength and flexibility in yoga to visitors at Ratchaburi Central Prison, where she is serving a 25-year term for selling drugs. 

  • 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.

  • OPINION

    Crims in cops' clothing

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/11/2012

    » In the game of cops and robbers, we think we know who the good guys are, but do we really? Criminals in uniform seems such a contradiction, but they are very much part of our society. In recent months, we have watched with much distress cops suspected of criminal activity being paraded in front of the media _ often caught for drugs or mafia activity. As suspects they are innocent until proven guilty, however, like the rest of us, they are not above the law, and if found to be guilty have to be brought to justice.

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