She has no name, no identity, and she is hungry.

Nameless. She has been nameless and stateless for three seasons. She was born with a name and an identity, once a upon a time, but sadly she possess none, here on the isolated dangerous streets. The colossal city with it’s twisted concrete jungles and monstrous fast-paced roads do not offer comfort nor does it quench […]

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Homeless people wandering through the streets of Bangkok

When I was doing my relief work in a partially flooded-Bangkok, I met a homeless elderly woman sitting on a bench at 4:17 am. Her two heavy sacks was filled with dirty clothes, her face was masked with pure exhaustion, and she fiddled with an empty bottle. I offered her my flask, but she graciously […]

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My worries of the marginalized in Bangkok

As water from Thailand’s worse flood in half a century torn and bore down on to the metropolis, politicians and officials changed their tactics. Rather than resist the onslaught of nature, it seems people are doing their best to minimize the damage to lives and property. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an […]

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Travelling Through Bangkok

Its been a long time since I last wrote. Been extremely busy, travelling. The adventures were too tempting to resist. So what the heck, I left my country and flew to Bangkok. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping marginalised communities since 1989. Nowadays he […]

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Child Poverty: What Are You Going To Do About It?

        Rural migrants are attracted to the possibilities that a city can offer. Let’s take Bangkok as an example. The migration from rural to urban happens on a daily basis, whether its merely to work in Bangkok, traveling to and  from the distant towns, or to permanently settle down. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain […]

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Poverty Without a Home

The beautiful night sky provides no comfort for those living without a home. The cold, brutal rain wrecks havoc to those without shelter, pounding against their broken bodies. The pollution, the heavy dark smog, suffocates those with no means to protect themselves. The constant hunger churning the shrunk stomach. The constant thirst plagues the dry […]

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