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Transgenders happy to come out from the shadows
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2017
» For centuries in the Land of Smiles, men with an outwardly feminine appearance felt offended when they were called "katoey" or "toot" (transvestite). But as time goes by, more gays and transpeople have come out in the public spotlight than ever before.
Indian community gives back
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 25/10/2016
» The Indian community in Thailand has promised to carry on providing meaningful contributions to the Kingdom in honour of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Help for families whose children go missing
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 26/08/2016
» Some desperate mothers of missing children are still waiting for their beloved ones to return 10 years after they went missing.
Charity begins at a home for the elderly
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 29/05/2016
» Naree Neesanthia felt despondent every time she saw an elderly person living on the street, abandoned by their own family. But instead of carrying on helplessly, she and her husband decided to turn their private home into Baan Siriwatthanatham, a nursing home for the disadvantaged.
Pier tragedy too much to bear
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 23/02/2015
» The Supreme Court's order forcing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to compensate relatives of 12 of the 29 people killed in the collapse of the Phran Nok pier in 1995 has delighted those who have been fighting the case for 20 years.
Police: Erawan hit an accident
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 23/07/2016
» Police have confirmed the incident in which <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1041981/six-hurt-as-car-hits-erawan-shrine" target="_blank">a car rammed into the Erawan Shrine</a>, hurting five people, late on Friday was an accident, not a terrorist act.
Terrorism ruled out in Erawan crash
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 24/07/2016
» Police have ruled out terrorism after a car rammed into the Bangkok shrine where 20 people died and 125 were injured in a bombing last August.
Thais join show of solidarity
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 15/11/2015
» Thais and foreigners living in Bangkok united to express their condolences at Alliance Francaise last night after the deadly attacks in Paris.
Transgender in transition
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 18/07/2015
» Verbal abuse can hurt, and those whom society labels as kathoey are only too aware of the barbs. But the narrow minds are slowly opening and the derogatory sense of the word is no longer quite as nasty.
NLA pledges to push teen pregnancy bill
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 04/02/2015
» The National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) health committee is pushing for approval of the Reproductive Health Protection Bill, which aims to curb the rate of teenage pregnancies.