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Burma cuts prison terms on 'humanitarian grounds'
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» Burma's army-backed regime announced Monday it was reducing the sentences of some prisoners to mark Independence Day, but made no mention of a much-anticipated release of political detainees.
17 arrested at Malaysia student demo
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» Seventeen people were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday after police broke up a student gathering for greater academic freedom, in what the opposition and activists said was a campaign to stifle dissent.
Spain protests tap idealism, online people power
AFP, Published on 25/05/2011
» Fired up with 60s-style idealism and fueled by online people power, the anti-crisis protesters who took Spain by storm hope they can be an example to the world.
Russian bloggers accuse authorities of cyberwar
AFP, Published on 06/04/2011
» The LiveJournal blogging site, hugely popular in Russia, on Wednesday fell victim to a major cyber attack that bloggers said appeared an attempt to to silence political discussion ahead of elections.
Fresh leadership
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2010
» The UDD have a new and very different kind of leader in Thida Thavornseth, the wife of Dr Weng Tojirakarn.
Power Green grooms young minds
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 16/11/2010
» At the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies (Fers), Mahidol University (MU), a group of Mathayom 5 (Grade 11) students examined soil samples collected from various sources and used science kits to determine the trace amounts of ammonia, nitrate and phosphorus in the soil.
How should abortion laws be handled in Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/11/2010
» The arrest of a young 17 year-old girl after she attempted to perform an abortion on herself with drugs obtained over the internet has sparked a renewed debate on how these sensitive cases should be handled.
Aiming for all-round articulation
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 29/06/2010
» The time for the grand finale of the three-day 1st Thailand World Schools Debating Championship (TWSDC) arrived earlier this month just as the curtain fell on the government-red shirt conflict.
Bayer and friends teach conservation
Learningpost, Published on 03/06/2010
» On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.
Bayer and friends teach conservation
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 01/06/2010
» On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.