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Caught in the crossfire
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/10/2013
» Many Muslim Thai students opt to further their studies in the Middle East for better career options. Some are there to master the Arabic language, while others decide to study Middle Eastern history. However, the Arab Spring has led a number of them to return home unexpectedly. Life speaks with two Thai students who studied in Egypt and Libya about issues they encountered there.
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Recording unheard voices
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/07/2013
» Farina So believes in the power of oral history. Collecting and studying historical information through interviews with Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the three restive southern provinces of Thailand, for instance, can help officials in charge of reconciliation better understand the issues residents are facing. And So ought to know, because the 33-year-old heads the Cham Oral History Project at the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam).
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Dover tales
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/05/2013
» In a word, serendipity led Cavelle Dove and her friends to set up British Pie Shop in Bangkok and subsequently the Yangon Bakehouse in Myanmar. Both projects were initiated to address the needs of the downtrodden in society.
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Firmly Anchored
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/05/2013
» Vivacious Monita Rajpal _ veteran CNN International anchor and correspondent _ oozes self-confidence and wit both on duty and off. The versatile journalist, who has covered everything from politics to luxury brands, has travelled the globe interviewing royalty, political and religious leaders and many more people besides in her 12 years with the American network.
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Playing at home may be the needed spur
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/11/2012
» While finishing at the top of their game is what Thailand's futsal players hope to achieve at the Fifa Futsal World Cup, their secret desire _ according to Sutthiphan Wanwinwes, the team's deputy manager _ is to see this sporting event, being held for the first time on home turf, uniting Thais of all political affiliations and colours.
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Teaching happiness
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2012
» There is no stopping academic Sombath Somphone from voicing opinions on issues close to his heart _ in this instance the need for Asean to focus on sustainable education as it prepares for the Asean Economic Community in 2015.
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Stopping traffick
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 15/06/2012
» Duean Wongsa has always had a heart for the downtrodden. A law graduate, she turned down a promising career in a Japanese company to instead work in an emotionally charged environment assisting vulnerable victims of human trafficking and child abuse.
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