Kavi’s father used to say, “Can’t I beat my daughter?” Unfortunately, says Kavi, her brother picked up this attitude as well. Kavi’s parents’ first methods of discipline were beating, punching, and strangling. She...
Thai supermodel and host of Asia’s Next Top Model Cindy Sirinya Bishop is taking her campaign #DontTellMeHowToDress to an exhibition next month to raise awareness of sexual harassment and victim blaming in Thailand. In...
Do you want to be a digital nomad? Why not try for a weekend? Digital nomadry seems like the alternative lifestyle everyone dreams about, from startup magazines to office workers in cubicles. With laptops instead of a...
Songkran is the Thai New Year and it is held every April 13. It is when we honor the elderly and symbolically wash away dukkha (misery, suffering), and when we tum boon (make merits) by practicing generosity and...
Every entrepreneur, whether she is building a non-profit organization or a startup, faces a lonely and underappreciated struggle. April Magazine starts a series giving voice to their work and dreams. Today we present...
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] I sat down and asked Dr. Ariya Svetamra of the Women’s Studies Centre, Chiang Mai University, whether...
Amdaeng Muen was a peasant girl in 19th century Thailand. At a time when only men were allowed an education in the buddhist temples and women were supposed to stick to housework, Muen wanted to learn to read and write...
When I visited Bangkok five years ago I noticed the street vendors selling small Buddha pendants and Jasmine flower bracelets. Some were also selling old black and white photos of the then King Bhumibol Adulyadej...