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    Love and anger

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/09/2017

    » Art*, a fourth-year vocational student, has always had anger management issues. Things only went from bad to worse when he joined a college gang. Not being able to manage his anger has resulted in outbursts of violence against rival student gangs, which sent the 19-year-old to the slammer a couple of times.

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    Taking on the traffickers

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/07/2017

    » Life's unkindnesses turned Wirawan Mosby, 2017 recipient of the US Secretary of State Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Hero Award, into a woman of valour.

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    Fight animal cruelty

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/07/2017

    » Abusing or endangering animals, both wild and domesticated, in the guise of entertainment is an act of cowardliness that should be dealt with harshly.

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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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    Questioning the grey areas

    Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/05/2017

    » Attached to Klongtan Police Station in Bangkok, deputy inspector Pol Lt Thipornluk Kaikaew's courteous nature exerts a soothing force on the people she deals with. The 25-year-old investigating officer for crimes against women and children is tasked with gathering evidence to put perpetrators behind bars, a daunting responsibility that often calls for wisdom and maturity beyond her years.

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    On the wall

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/04/2017

    » Mexican illustrator and muralist Sofia Castellanos' work reflects her bubbly, fun loving nature and passion for life. Her art is a marriage of bold colours, elaborately detailed aesthetics, natural floral elements, and the human face.

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    Living in limbo

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/03/2017

    » It is hard not to get noticed in a sea of Thai faces when you are Middle Eastern. Being a refugee in Thailand, which is very "grey" on such status, will only add to the predicament.

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    Good mental health begins in the home

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/02/2017

    » A teenage girl from Chachoengsao was caught red-handed late last year by a security guard after stealing a bar of chocolate in a shopping mall. Instead of expressing guilt, the girl showed verbal aggressiveness against the guard, which shocked people who witnessed the scene. The clip of the girl's behaviour eventually went viral.

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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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    A safer internet for children

    Asia focus, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/12/2016

    » The internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool but unsupervised use in the hands of children can lead to devastating consequences. Curiosity can get the better of them, even when their intention is entirely innocent -- searching for a favourite band on YouTube for example.

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