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The poor and powerless demand action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/05/2013
» About 1,000 members of the People's Movement for a Just Society (Pmove) yesterday set up camp around Government House, urging the government government to speed up consideration of their demands.
Hula hoop world record for Thailand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/02/2013
» More than 4000 Thai contestants, many of them young school children, are celebrating after setting a world record for the most people dancing in one field with hula hoops, simultaneously.
Fin-free Thailand
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/02/2013
» Environmental groups, celebrities, students, prominent chefs and businesses are joining in a worldwide effort to stop the killing of sharks for the popular soup.
Not just children at risk, health officials warn
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/07/2012
» Although there have been no reports of adults being infected with HFMD, it is a possibility, health officials warn, and precautions should be taken.
HFM disease reaches Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2012
» As of yesterday, nearly 30 schools in Bangkok had either closed or suspended some classes after students were found to have been infected with a strain of the hand, foot and mouth disease virus.
Aung San Suu Kyi visits migrant workers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/05/2012
» The thousands of migrants workers gathered to see and listen to the Myanmar opposition leader clearly liked what they heard.
Strong reaction to death of Uncle SMS
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/05/2012
» Both opponents and supporters of Thailand’s controversial lese majeste law voiced strong reactions to the death of a frail 62-year-old man who had been convicted of sending defamatory SMS messages.
Factory blast at Map Ta Phut (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/05/2012
» The casualty toll of the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory on Map Ta Phut industrial estate has risen significantly with 12 confirmed dead and 129 injured.
Arisman surrenders, goes to jail
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/12/2011
» Red-shirt core member Arisman Pongruangrong spent the night at the Bangkok Remand Prison after the Criminal Court denied his request to be released on bail.
Bang Bua Thong now a lake (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/10/2011
» If any district in the Bangkok area needs to be declared a disaster zone, Bang Bua Thong district of neighbouring Nonthaburi should be first on the list.