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  • BUSINESS

    Meth menace

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/11/2019

    » Boshe, a community of 14,000 in Guangdong province in southern China, was once known as the "Breaking Bad Village" because it supplied one-third of the methamphetamine consumed in the country.

  • BUSINESS

    Turned off in Asia

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/06/2018

    » Uruguay became the first country to legalise marijuana entirely in July last year. Residents over age 18 can smoke cannabis in public and purchase it either from a pharmacy or harvest a crop of up to six plants.

  • OPINION

    Lese majeste law and reality

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 26/03/2018

    » The lese majeste law in Thailand is a sensitive subject that most people prefer to avoid talking about. Under Article 112 of the criminal code, anyone can file a lese majeste complaint against anyone else and the police are obligated to investigate every single complaint. The courts can sentence anyone who "defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent" to jail terms of between three and 15 years.

  • OPINION

    Sickening glorification of a brutal murder

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 10/06/2017

    » The recent murder of a karaoke bar worker in Khon Kaen has exposed a lot of concerning issues that underline the moral decline of our society.

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