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Stepping off the soapbox, here are a few links to stories that, though they didn’t get the clicklove, we would do again because they mattered.
Bangkok’s about to open the first piece of a billion-baht ‘canal park.’ Is it worth it?
We dove into the debate over a billion-baht beautification project by breaking down both sides of the issue.
Thailand’s prisons have a COVID problem it doesn’t want to talk about
As thousands of COVID-19 cases spread through the prisons, officials were silent about the major health crisis facing the incarcerated.
Rainbow Power: Hundreds demand marriage equality in Bangkok
In late November, we attended a rally at the Ratchaprasong Intersection to witness hundreds of people who hoisted rainbow flags and signed a petition calling for marriage equality.
Thais give up on their government and go abroad for vaccines – if they can
With vaccine scarcity fueling pandemic anxiety mid-year, some well-heeled Thais opened up about the great lengths they went to travel to the United States for free, top-tier jabs.
‘I never asked for help. I regret it’: Where to get help for domestic abuse survivors in Bangkok
We know domestic and sexual violence rates run high, but where to go for help? For those who’ve experienced it, we got answers about what resources are out there – and how they stack up for those who migrated or were born here.
‘Totally left out’: Thailand’s expats anxious as march toward immunity passes them by
Amid the rush to vaccination, many foreign-born residents who call the kingdom home felt shut out of the pandemic endgame, their health neglected by their home and adopted governments.
Failed by gov’t that scorns sex workers, Patpong looks after its own
Not only did social stigma make sex workers convenient pandemic scapegoats, but also saw their health needs neglected, despite being among the most at-risk groups for COVID-19.
Bangkok’s pandemic wedding boom
While times of crises usually see a marriage surge, November’s reopening saw a huge boom owing largely to pent-up demand as brides and grooms rushed to deliver long-delayed vows.
Unsung trash heroes save Bangkok from choking on its own waste
Contributor Ewen Mcleish celebrated people like “Uncle Ban,” who makes his living selling garbage to the middlemen supplying recycling companies, and other eco heroes.
On Bangkok’s ‘Firefly Island,’ go on a lightbug safari with the man trying to save them | Coconuts
Fireflies are gradually returning to the natural haven known as Bangkok’s “Green Lung.” Nestled in an oxbow bend of the Chao Phraya River across from the chaos of Bangkok’s concrete jungle, Bang Krachao is an oasis for nature-lovers and cyclists only a few kilometers from the capital’s business district.
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