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The beauty of growing old
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/02/2021
» Thailand will officially become a fully-fledged ageing society this year as 13.1 million people, or 20% of the population, will have passed the retirement age of 60. Reaching this milestone has made it necessary for men and women to ponder ways to implement proactive measures to ensure their transition into this phase of life is smooth.
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Hoping for better days
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/07/2020
» After months of lockdown, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently gave the green light for all remaining entertainment venues to reopen, following an appeal from musicians and entertainers to allow them to get back to work as the long closure had put many in severe financial straits.
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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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How we survive
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2020
» Thailand is now seeing a steady decline in the number of new coronavirus-infected cases nationwide. Easing lockdown in Bangkok and the provinces is being considered by government leaders. But if there is one thing we have learned from the months-long pandemic that has put many aspects of the country to a complete stop, it is that of the generosity of people who are willing to help the less privileged in a time of crisis. Here, we put together two examples of acts of kindness to assist the Myanmar migrant workforce and medical personnel.
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Economic victims of the virus
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/03/2020
» The outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which was first reported from Wuhan, China, in late 2019, has affected societies globally in a manner that has devastated victim's physical and emotional health and crippled businesses.
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Never forget
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/01/2020
» Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a solemn moment when we reflect on one of the darkest periods in human history: the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews along with 5 million Slavs, gypsies, blacks, homosexuals, political enemies and members of other persecuted groups.
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The downfall of lust and greed
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/11/2019
» Ponzi schemes are nothing new to Thailand. Why is it then that through the years these much publicised cases, which should serve as lessons, haven't deterred the public from falling victim to such scams time and again.
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Fear and desperation in Latin America
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/10/2019
» At Simon Bolivar International Bridge, the most transited point across the Tachira River on the Venezuela-Colombia border, Thailand's UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Praya "Pu" Lundberg witnessed a grim sight.
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A little help from hospitality
News, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/09/2019
» Thailand is known globally as one of the world’s worst polluters and is ranked in the top 10 countries which allow plastic waste to wind up in the ocean.
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Labour of love
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/08/2019
» Today there are more than 70 million refugees and displaced people. What's more worrying than that figure is that this is the highest level of displacement in almost 70 years.
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