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  • THAILAND

    Nong Than to spearhead safety drive

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 26/06/2017

    » Nitcharee or "Nong Than" Peneakchanasak, who lost both legs in a train accident in 2011 in Singapore, will spearhead a campaign calling for the Airport Rail Link (ARL) and the Bangkok Mass Transit System, known as BTS, to install safety barriers between tracks and platforms at all stations, her father said Sunday.

  • OPINION

    Let's hear Beijing's take on Thai-Sino rail

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/07/2017

    » Last Monday a female Chinese reporter asked me why most of the Thai media have a negative attitude towards the Thai-Sino high-speed railway project given the fact that the innovative high-tech train will bring tangible benefits to Thailand and its people along the routes.

  • THAILAND

    Top 5 social media stories of the year

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/12/2017

    » The influence of social media on society today is of profound importance, and 2017 was no exception. This past year was one when netizens widely used social media platforms to scrutinise matters of public interest. Below are the top five news stories of the year that spread online mostly through social media initially in a much faster and wider manner before the mainstream media picked up and pursued them.

  • OPINION

    Phangnga gang rape case rattles nation

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/09/2017

    » The general public was shocked to learn of a horrific crime this week -- the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Phangnga's Takua Thung district last year. Their initial shock was perhaps only amplified when they found out that at least 40 men from the village of Ban Koh Raet in tambon Lo-yung were facing accusations of their involvement in several episodes of rape.

  • BUSINESS

    Tension tourism

    Asia focus, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 21/10/2019

    » It has been a long, tense journey for people on the Korean Peninsula. Recently, some have come to believe there is light at the end of the tunnel, following summits between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, and between Mr Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

  • LIFE

    Cold Comfort

    B Magazine, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/01/2018

    » It was 7.30am and I queued for a much-needed coffee as commuters bustled around the city's central train station. But even though the day was well under way, the streets outside were cloaked in darkness -- for this was the depths of winter in the capital of Finland.

  • THAILAND

    Court to rule on 'lost legs' girl appeal

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/09/2014

    » Nitcharee "Nong Than" Peneakchanasak, who lost both legs in a train accident in Singapore more than three years ago and her father Kittanesh will on Wednesday appear before the Singapore High Court to hear its ruling in their appeal against its verdict.

  • THAILAND

    Teen amputee denied damages for lost limbs

    News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 04/01/2014

    » The father of Nitcharee "Nong Than" Peneakchanasak, who lost both legs in a train accident in Singapore almost three years ago, is "very disappointed" with the Singaporean High Court's ruling against his daughter and has vowed to fight on for justice.

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