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What has happened to Khana Ratsadon's architectural heritage?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Eighty-five years after Khana Ratsadon staged a coup which ended Thailand's absolute monarchy, its architectural heritage faces oblivion. Some buildings have been forgotten. Some have been demolished. Most are not protected by the law. Just like Khana Ratsadon's controversial figures who have been given different accounts of their acts. Chatri Prakitnonthakan, associate professor at Silpakorn University's Faculty of Architecture, a specialist in Khana Ratsadon's architectural legacy, reviews their current status.
The Thai-born refugee the US cannot deport
Associated Press, Published on 29/05/2017
» BOSTON - Lawyers in the US state of Massachusetts are seeking the release of a man they say is being unlawfully detained by federal immigration officials while they try to find a country to deport him to.
Too little, too late for Lahu traumatised by youth's killing
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/05/2017
» 'They pointed a gun at me," Lana whispers into my ear. It's like a confession after her attempts to tell me fragments of a happy story that sounds like her Lahu community lives in a peaceful haven -- but she hesitates when saying "they are helping to develop us".
Passing laws regime's biggest success
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2017
» Three years after the 2014 coup, the task of enacting legislation stands out as the most concrete achievement of the regime and the bodies it has appointed, observers say.
The path of resistance
Spectrum, Published on 19/02/2017
» Two weeks ago, in a remote Myanmar town near the Thai border and a base for the Shan State Army (SSA), the ethnic Shan people came together to celebrate their fight for independence.
Myanmar 'in denial' over Rohingya crimes
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2017
» DHAKA/YANGON - Myanmar's government remains "in denial" about alleged atrocities by its military against minority Rohingya Muslims, officials present at a meeting in Bangladesh said, despite leader Aung San Suu Kyi's pledge to investigate the findings of a devastating UN report.
Slain Myanmar lawyer 'a hero'
Published on 02/02/2017
» YANGON - The family of an assassinated adviser to Myanmar's government had worried about his activities and warned him to be careful, but he pursued his work for the sake of the country's people, regardless of who they were or what religion they believed, his daughter said.
Fielding his future
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 22/01/2017
» 'All I ever wanted was to play football and own a pair of good football boots," says Suvin, the seven-year-old football sensation, better known among the public as Nong Pee. "The fame and the attention I've got was never my goal."
Failing the lecturers
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/11/2016
» At Thepsatri Rajabhat University, a lecturer was locked out of his office after exposing alleged corruption involving the budget allocated for a field trip. His three staff were moved to other roles, and this semester his classes were reduced until he had no students to teach. Nowadays he goes to the university in the morning and signs his name, fearful he will fail his performance assessment.
Thaksin: A Trump trailblazer
Published on 07/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - If Donald Trump wins the White House on Tuesday (Wednesday, Thailand time), he'll become America's first billionaire businessman to serve as president. But he'll be following in the footsteps of other moguls who have jumped into the political fray elsewhere in the world.