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The Last Communists settle past accounts
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/06/2017
» Chainat Raikratok can vividly recall the day he left the jungle on Feb 17, 1983. The 63-year-old former communist fighter, along with several dozens of ex-soldiers from Zone 207 in Prachin Buri province, decided to put behind their guerrilla fighting days for good.
A long way from home
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» Mohammad, a teenage refugee, barely escaped becoming a child soldier in Somalia three years ago. "They [the militants] wanted to take me and use me as a child soldier but my grandmother refused to let me join them," the 16-year-old recalled of the incident in Mogadishu, the capital city where Mohammad, who uses an alias, was born and raised.
Tearful farewell for the Thai-bornkingmaker who crowned Hun Sen
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 26/06/2016
» It's rare to see Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen break down in tears. But at a funeral in Trat last week, the political strongman openly wept for Thai-born Say Phouthang, who purportedly nominated Hun Sen for the top political post in 1985.
I’ll meet you near the temple
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 03/04/2016
» Pueng Pung’s life has been determined by war and Thai-Cambodian border politics. Originally from Si Sa Ket province, the 64 year old spent her childhood freely travelling across the border.