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Animal rights should be commonplace
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/12/2014
» Animal cruelty has always triggered my wrath. And for good reason. My experience with my cats and dogs has proven without a shred of doubt their unconditional love for humans.
Migrant workers 'sitting ducks' for abuse
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/11/2014
» The horrific murders of Indonesians Sumarti Ningsih and Seneng Mujiasih offers yet another chilling reminder of the abuse and exploitation faced by vulnerable migrant workers, not just in Hong Kong, where the killings occurred late last month, but also in Thailand, where the situation is no better.
To tackle rape, we must end gender inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/09/2014
» Just when I thought I had heard it all — all the advice drummed into us women about learning how to defend ourselves, the cautions about remembering to dress "appropriately" at all times, never to walk alone in isolated areas and, if out after dark, to always stick to well-lit areas — along comes another measure supposedly meant to prevent us becoming victims of sexual assault: anti-rape nail polish!
High time for fair play
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/10/2014
» The Asian Games has become a total farce, if its latest edition in Incheon, South Korea, is anything to go by. Asia's most celebrated sporting event, which concluded last Saturday with pomp and fanfare, was shrouded in drama, controversy and an apparent lack of fair play.
Gammy and the dangerous game of surrogacy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/08/2014
» The recent revelation that an Australian couple abandoned their seriously ill boy with Down’s syndrome and flew back home with his healthy twin sister, both of whom were born to a surrogate Thai mother, has once again put the spotlight on the practice’s moral and commercial value.
Dusky beauty leads the way
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/07/2014
» For a dark-skinned Thai woman to be chosen to represent the country at an international beauty pageant is, for most Thais, an eyebrow-raising experience. This is chiefly because it is normally the porcelain skin-toned contestants that clinch the crown.
Heinous acts call for reflection
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/04/2014
» Women working the graveyard shift have often fallen prey to rape and theft. But when the victim happens to be pregnant and the assailants teenagers, the heinous crime could well be attributed to an ailing society in dire need of introspection and change.
Violence is not justice
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/05/2014
» ‘People taking the law into their own hands in no circumstances should be condoned” was a thought that ran through my mind while reading the account of a young man who was beaten and stabbed to death by an angry mob for stealing a minibus.
Camaraderie extends to outside protest sites
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/02/2014
» The ongoing political rallies have engendered a mixed reaction among city dwellers. While much has been aired in the press about the negative side of it all, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight the positive.
Murder most foul
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/03/2014
» The gripping tale of a disgruntled teenager’s confession to murdering his parents and younger brother earlier this month due to sibling favouritism and an unkept promise by his mother to buy him a car if he made it into university all seem to run hollow in my estimation.