Sexual Violence: 5 Things You Need To Know

Sexual Violence: 5 Things You Need To Know

May 13, 2018-Unknown

Find out why victims are not speaking out and what to do. Recently many actors and models including Cara Delevingne, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, and over 40 others came out to speak about sexual abuse by film producer, Harvey Weinstein. However, this abuse of power is not just a Hollywood problem, it’s common in other male-dominated industries like business and tech and beyond-- Weinstein is just one example of a systematic problem that we ignored for too long....

5 Tips: How to Conduct A Street Interview

5 Tips: How to Conduct A Street Interview

October 08, 2017-Unknown

Stopping Bangkokians from whipping through their life and capturing their short attention span to interview and take a picture of their shy self was not easy. I was rejected more than ten times within a day when I was trying to interview teens for Y-roon Thai. I mean, I get it. They might be in a hurry. Perhaps, they just want to take it easy and enjoy their day off at the mall. But the more they rejected me, the more...

Hear Me Out: Bangkok, Not So Safe After All?

Activism

Hear Me Out: Bangkok, Not So Safe After All?

September 22, 2017-Unknown

  Despite 30 years worth of work dealing with women related issues in Thailand by private sectors and NGOs, Thai women and girls still endure violence, sexual harassment, and abuse in their everyday life. As of 2012, there were 394 cases of sexual crimes; 23.9% were sexual harassment attempts, 21.3% were assaulted with rape intention, 21% were sexually harassed, 19.2% were raped and sexually abused, and 14.6% were verbally harassed (National Statistical Office cited in Matichol Newspaper, 2013)....

A night in Thonglor

Lifestyle

A night in Thonglor

September 22, 2017-Unknown

8:00 PM Touché hombre Have a Mexican dinner at the hip community mall, 72 Courtyard, in the heart of Thonglor. The walls are decorated with neon murals and wrapped with collages of people in the hip-hop culture, taking you back to the 80’s -90’s. Start with Cangrejo, the soft shell crab salad mixed served with Crema De Mexicana, spicy Mexican crème with rich and silky texture (380 Baht). Try the restaurant’s signature dish, Chorizo (225Baht), fried octopus topped...