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Waiting for some humanity
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/11/2017
» Raped, torched and traumatised, the Rohingya minority fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh are in dire need of basic necessities like food, water, shelter and medical assistance. As the number of refugees continues to rise -- now it stands at over 600,000 -- relief agencies have been working around the clock to mitigate one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory.
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By way of the Great White Water
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/10/2017
» A career diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to Thailand Donica Pottie has felt right at home in her host country since arriving last year.
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Ongoing catastrophe
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/10/2017
» Humanitarian aid transcends religion and ethnicity. Life speaks with an NGO, a Buddhist philanthropist and a Catholic priest who have been assisting the Rohingya since 2012
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One man's garbage
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/09/2017
» Achilleas Souras is no ordinary teen. At 16, the enthusiasm and passion with which he responded to the EU refugee crisis has resulted in him making an SOS installation from life vests discarded by refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos. The result has been a contraption, which resembles an igloo, built with the intention to address the problem of housing for not just refugees but also low-income earners.
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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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Ramadan in exile
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/06/2017
» The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, self-improvement and family gathering, unless you're a refugee or asylum seeker, cast adrift into a land far away from home and family.
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Long way home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/06/2017
» Twelve year old Ali*, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, has resided with his family of eight in Thailand for five years. The preteen speaks Thai fluently and to his Thai football mates, he is very much Thai despite his Middle Eastern looks.
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Sheltering refugees
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/02/2017
» The global refugee crisis is no longer one country's problem, but an issue of concern for everyone. The pressing situation has become so acute that international aid agencies can no longer depend on support from donors to sustain the lives of thousands of the displaced struggling to survive with often just the clothes on their backs.
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A distant war brought home
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 20/02/2017
» When it comes to humanitarian work, television journalist Sittisak Wongkasorn has never allowed religion, race or other outside factors to determine who he helps.
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A worthy cause
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 31/01/2017
» When actress/model Praya "Pu" Lundberg picked up the phone to call United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) Thailand about the possibilities of advocating for refugees forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution, she had no inkling that her role would grow into any significance.
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