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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.
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Women aren't objects
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/05/2022
» In Thailand's social hierarchy, women are considered lower than men. Should it then come as a surprise when an elderly rector of a leading university with a fetish for snapping photos of pretty air hostesses while they work -- without their consent -- decides to post the pictures on his Facebook for his male followers to drool over?
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Consider family therapy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/01/2022
» The recent fallout of Thai rocker Sek Loso's wife Wiphakorn Sookpimay and son Settakorn has turned into a mud-slinging contest on national news and social media.
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Time to look beyond tourism industry
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/10/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic, along with the possibility of prolonged student protests, is weighing heavy on people's mental health as they struggle to make ends meet in an unprecedented time in which at least 100,000 people are expected to lose their job.
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Fighting for diversity
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2020
» Thai-born celebrity make-up artist Nick Barose knows all too well what people of colour face in Hollywood and the beauty industry in the US, both of which he has been a part of for 25 years.
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Insights into insanity
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2019
» The suspected mastermind behind Easter Sunday's deadly bombing in Sri Lanka is reported to be a radical preacher with militant links.
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Making things right
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/10/2018
» In the age of #MeToo, Thais have become more aware of issues like sexual violence and female empowerment. This is evinced by high-profile cases like that of Nitiwadee "Mor Nim" Pucharoenyos, a victim of domestic violence who was a few months ago spared the death penalty when the appeals court found her not guilty of killing her estranged husband back in 2013, while her mother was sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting the murder out of love for her daughter. It seems like a lot of females have started waking up to the idea of gender justice.
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Italian artist Aguggiaro makes Bangkok solo debut
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/03/2017
» Italian artist Franco Aguggiaro's debut solo art exhibition in Bangkok, "Venice And The Carnival", takes the audience through a nostalgic, almost virtual-reality-like tour of a typical Italian carnival set within the historical environs of the city of Venice, the place of his birth.
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Shelter from the street
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/09/2015
» As a teenager, Apansarin Kanarat felt like a misfit among her peers. Being an introvert with a no-nonsense personality made it all the more difficult for her to become a part of the fashionable and trendy group.
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Forming tighter bonds through integration
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/02/2015
» Ambassador Jocelyn Batoon- Garcia of the Philippines finds herself in Thailand during interesting times with the coming together of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year.
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