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Stemming resentment at its roots in Pattani
Spectrum, Published on 10/09/2017
» Travelling along the route from Hat Yai in Songkhla to Pattani, one cannot help but notice the stark contrast between the two provinces -- with packed buildings slowly vanishing into a verdant landscape of forests stretching endlessly along the road, and houses coming into view only once in a while.
Tak traditions being trampled
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/02/2017
» Deep in the jungle in the western border district of Mae Sot, elephants roam with their mahouts in a small village called Ban Pu Ter, long known as the elephant community in Tak province.
China courts old friends
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 16/10/2016
» China is achieving fresh diplomatic success in Thailand and the Philippines thanks to security arrangements which blocked Hong Kong pro-democracy dissident Joshua Wong from visiting Bangkok and an unexpected anti-US spiral in Manila, impacting President Barack Obama's Asian pivot.
The top 10 don’t-do list
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/04/2016
» A 57-year-old Chiang Mai woman was charged with inciting rebellion last week for posting a photo of herself with a red plastic bowl on Facebook. The bowl, to sprinkle people with water during Songkran, also happened to carry a message from fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She faces the prospect of up to seven years’ jail if convicted of sedition.
Many faces of dissent
Spectrum, Published on 08/11/2015
» In a dining room in Queens, New York, Thai journalist Jom Petchpradab sits at a table loaded with Chinese food, juggling conversations on dog grooming and political exile. Next to him, an iPhone dangles from a charging cord plugged into the ceiling.
Up in smoke
Life, New York Times, Published on 21/04/2015
» Kenny, a high school senior in Weston, Florida, likes to puff e-cigarettes during study sessions with friends after school. James, a senior in Fauquier County, Virginia, uses them outside at lunch with friends who do smoke tricks. Joe, a senior in Jackson, Mississippi, uses them in the morning before class as a coffee-flavoured way to pass the time.
The school that time forgot
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/02/2015
» A typical walk along Sukhumvit Road takes you into the bustling heart of Bangkok, past high-rise buildings and construction sites, where towering structures spring up like mushrooms.
Harbour for Rohingya or stop on way to hell?
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/03/2013
» For thousands of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state, the sleepy fishing village of Ban Hin Lat is the first port of call on their difficult quest to find better lives.