woes

great problems or troubles ความเสียใจ, ความทุกข์ร้อน

There is a lot of work ahead –tackling economic woes and leading the country on the path of reconciliation.

But, on top of all the other woes sits corruption, crippling all the organs of state and reaching into its highest offices.

A friend of mine said he had the answer to all of Thailand's inequality woes: Thai mothers spoil their sons.