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Walking in parallel worlds
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/08/2025
» After release from prison, many former inmates face negative public perception. As a result, it is difficult for them to start over. Even if they want to leave their prison life behind, they find that after becoming free, their minds are held captive by shadows of the past.
Book drive for foreign inmates
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 12/05/2023
» A good book provides not just entertainment, but also magical transportation. Reading can be a calm escape from desperation and a guiding light through the darkness.
Wreaths for a good cause
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/03/2021
» Funeral wreaths are a common way to pay our final respect to the deceased. However, at the end of the funeral, wreaths turn into a large pile of garbage which is harmful to the environment as they are made up of foam and plastic. Each year, according to the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP), more than 128,000 wreaths are left at 456 temples across Bangkok. The DEQP pointed out that trash piles from wreaths cause odour pollution and when burned cause air pollution. Therefore, the DEQP encourages people to offer other items such as trees, fans, blankets and kitchen utensils to the dead instead of flower wreaths.
A call for justice
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/10/2020
» What would it be like if you spent more than half your life isolated in a tiny cell in fear, not knowing what the future holds? That's exactly what happened to Iwao Hakamada, who every morning woke up thinking today could be his last. Hakamada, a new documentary, tells the heart-rending tale of a death row convict kept in solitary confinement for more than half-a-century before being granted a retrial in 2014.
Second chances
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/06/2020
» Suppakorn Tangtrasit is a barista who is happy to work extra hours to learn something new. With his positive attitude and willingness to challenge himself with difficult tasks, he seems like an employee that any company would like to have. However, a former convict and a drug dealer who was in and out of prison three times, the repeat offender isn't welcome in many companies and even his own family, who don't want him to use the family name anymore.
Double jeopardy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/05/2020
» Despite a steady decline in new coronavirus cases in Thailand, the country still sees a concern with regard to possible infections in prisons.
A real hero
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/04/2019
» Discussing Thai society and its current political situation can be a highly sensitive matter. It seems there's a thin line between being labelled a hero or a villain. The same actions may be hailed by one side as patriotic and the other as treasonous.
Managing the mind
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/03/2019
» A cosy room with some festive decorations was full of cupcakes and pizzas. It looked like a party. Women dressed in blue sang, danced and even rapped. At the front of the room, a man in his saffron robe was smiling and clapping. Such a lively and joyous atmosphere made it hard to believe that all this was actually happening in a prison. Now even some of the guards were dancing along.