• LIFE

  When progress regresses

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/05/2022

  » The sexual harassment and rape allegations made by some 20 women against former Democrat Party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi has once again raised the murky subject of rape culture in Thailand.

• 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.

• THAILAND

  A month of many traditions

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/05/2019

  » Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting, is practised by Muslims around the world, including Thailand. Having begun earlier this month, it is a time for Muslims to practise self-restraint, by not just fasting from dawn to dusk from food, drink, sexual activity, impure or unkind thoughts, and more. Ramadan is also a time of reflection.

• THAILAND

  Permanent revolutionary

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/11/2018

  » When your father happens to be Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary who was an engine of the Cuban Revolution, you learn early in life to be emotionally strong, grounded and defiant -- proud of your ideology, regardless of how it may be viewed by the rest of the world.

• THAILAND

  The boy racers

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/07/2015

  » Pimply faced teenage schoolmates Art, Odd and Arm have one common passion: street motorcycle racing. It is an illegal passion, but a hobby they say has earned them the love and attention they do not get at home.

• LIFE

  Heartbreaking tale of homelessness

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/12/2021

  » A timely docuseries from Netflix, Lead Me Home showcases emotionally riveting stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US. The story is relatable on all levels as this problem has become a global crisis found in both developed and developing countries alike.

• 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.

• LIFE

  Helping the helpless

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/08/2021

  » Sick with multiple medical and psychiatric conditions, Pek* has been wandering the streets of Bangkok for an undisclosed number of years. During this time his bodily functions have deteriorated to the point that the elderly man has no control over his bowels. While his physical and mental condition exposes him to the elements, the ongoing pandemic has made his situation go from bad to worse.

• OPINION

  A sad, vicious cycle

  Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/07/2021

  » It has been a scourge on Thailand to be led by clueless and directionless leadership since the pandemic broke last year. Its ramifications have made the situation deteriorate in the course of months, with thousands of cases reported daily and a spike in fatalities. Their efforts to vaccinate the nation against the virus have also been a flop and the country's health system is in shambles and has been unable to cope with the rising number of infected patients. The impact this has had on the average Thai has been insurmountable.

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