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'Thai-style' human rights raises questions
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/01/2019
» The detention of an 18-year-old Saudi runaway and a Bahraini footballer are just recent examples of the Thai-style approach to international human rights issues that usually puts concerns over Thailand's bilateral ties with other nations before the rights and safety of individuals.
Migrants face changing climate
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/07/2018
» The arrival of May once reminded Lin Na that the first rain of the year was on its way. The ground in her small village of Prey Veng province in southern Cambodia would start to soften, dampened by rainfall. This time each year, she would help her family cultivate a two-hectare rice field, the main source of food and income for them throughout the year.
Lost in translation: migrant patients face language gap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/11/2017
» Standing at the seaside pier in Ranong province, the noise of engines never really cuts out.
A high price to pay for PM's America trip
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/10/2017
» Photos of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shaking hands with US President Donald Trump at the White House were plastered across the front pages of most, if not all, mainstream media this week. They have also been doing the rounds on social media.
No place called home
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/09/2017
» Meenah can't remember her precise birthplace in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Based on descriptions she's heard of the place, she imagines it was a peaceful village surrounded by fields and greenery.
Myanmar govt fails to prevent bloodshed
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/09/2017
» The recent clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine State that have forced more than 18,000 Rohingya people to flee to Bangladesh reflects the repeated failure of the Myanmar government to prevent bloodshed.
Exodus triggers moving targets
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/08/2017
» Yu Yu fixes her eyes on the metal mesh door inside a waiting room that separates her from her two brothers locked inside a Phetchaburi prison. When her queue number is called, she rushes to the crowd gathered at the door. Inside, she undergoes a series of security checks.
Law makes a mockery of human rights
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/07/2017
» Some migrant workers made a statement this week on Thai social media. Many shared photos posing with their passports, ID cards and even employment documents festooned about their bodies.
Hidden in plain sight
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/02/2017
» A place of never-ending construction. A hunting ground for job seekers. A paradise for modern gold diggers who arrive with nothing and leave with full pockets: Phuket offers opportunities aplenty to those ready to give it a go.
Police find more jungle graves
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/05/2015
» Five more graves have been found near a newly discovered migrant detention camp in the Padang Besar jungle in Songkhla's Sadao district.