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    A way of life

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/04/2022

    » A resident of the Pgakenyaw community in northern Thailand, Nutdanai Trakansuphakon began an initiative to maintain, revive and promote rotational farming as a cultural practice tied to his Karen identity. In the process, he's helping raise awareness of its many benefits.

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    Fighting a shadow pandemic

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/06/2020

    » Working from home during the height of Covid-19 was hell on earth for Bella*, a mother of two. Her abusive and alcoholic husband, whom she had been married to for a decade, had begun to physically and sexually violate her more now that she was working from home. The abuse often took place in front of the children, who were trying to keep up with schoolwork through remote learning.

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    What to do about forest fires?

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/05/2020

    » As northern forest fires rage through the region, a tiny Karen farming community in Mae Moh, Lampang province, has managed to use its local wisdom and traditional knowledge of forest management to keep forest fires at bay for years. Somchat Ruksongplu, village headman of Moo Ban Klang, a scenic mountainous community of 65 families, credits his forefathers for leaving them with knowledge to control fires and manage forests, so they can live in harmony within their natural environment.

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    The blanket that protects

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/02/2020

    » Quilts as an art form to address human rights is a novel way to encourage society to stand up and collectively fight for a social cause that impacts people from all walks of life.

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    Temporary relief

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/04/2019

    » Since early January, Prim* has been suffering from respiratory medical issues that her doctor attributes to the hazardous fine-dust particles known PM2.5. Residing in one of the most impacted areas of Samut Prakan, she is at her wits' end whenever heavy particulate matter or a high PM concentration level is reported along the route she takes to work and back.

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    Rare Bencharong goes on display at River City

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/12/2018

    » Bencharong, a distinctive variety of enamelled porcelain made primarily for Siamese royalty of the Chakri Dynasty between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, never fails to amaze people for its brilliant colours, wide selection of motifs and kaleidoscopic compositions.

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    Ignore the Rohingya at our peril

    Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/11/2017

    » It was not just human rights groups that were let down last week when Asean leaders invoked their principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs and skirted around the ongoing mass exodus of persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.

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    The gathering place

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/11/2017

    » It is Hawaii's mesmerising Polynesian heritage, culture and history that makes it one of the most enchanting destinations to visit in the US.

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    Someone to raise them

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/10/2017

    » From personal compassion, it has grown into a social service. For 15 years, foster mother Kusuma Ali has found herself loving and caring for 10 infants and toddlers from dysfunctional homes in Bangkok.

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    Grim realities

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/09/2017

    » Hajee Ismail has hardly slept since receiving news late last month from his family in Buthidaung township that the Myanmar military had begun a brutal crackdown of Rohingya villages in Rakhine state. Ismail's community where he once played as a young boy had been burnt down.

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