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Fighting the vicious circle in the Golden Triangle
Spectrum, Published on 20/08/2017
» It took almost four hours to travel along the 160-kilometre mountainous route from Myanmar's town of Tachileik, bordering Chiang Rai, to Kengtung in the eastern state of Shan, but the officials from six neighbouring countries were determined to reach the town in a bid to establish an anti-drug centre in the state known to be a hotbed of drug production.
Pirates on the high seas threaten Asean
Spectrum, Published on 17/05/2015
» One of the most dangerous maritime zones in the world is not so far from home. While piracy off Somalia is in decline, thanks largely to international naval cooperation, attacks in the South China Sea have risen in the past few years, raising concerns over a new type of security threat to the region and an economic challenge to Asean countries.
Is Khon Kaen the new model of justice?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/08/2014
» At the Khon Kaen Central Prison at 3.30pm on Thursday, seven inmates gathered in a 2m-wide room behind a thick glass window to have half an hour with their lawyers. Wearing light brown prison uniforms, the inmates are among the 26 suspects allegedly involved in the so-called "Khon Kaen model" of red-shirt resistance.
Mining rights behind many wrongs, including murder
Spectrum, Published on 20/04/2014
» Juvy Capion didn’t see her killer. Nor did her two young sons.