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S.Korean army accused of targeting gay soldiers
Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2017
» SEOUL - A watchdog group says South Korea's army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earlier this year, stoking fear in an already persecuted minority group.
Chemical weapons attack latest in litany of Syria atrocities
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2017
» BEIRUT - With its missile strike on Shayrat air base in central Syria, Washington signalled that it had judged President Bashar Assad responsible for the horrific chemical weapons attack in northern Syria that drew international outrage last week.
Gays under IS rule fear a cruel death
News, Bassem Mroue, Published on 03/12/2015
» Before a crowd of men on a street in the Syrian city of Palmyra, the masked Islamic State group judge read out the sentence against the two men convicted of homosexuality: they would be thrown to their deaths from the roof of the nearby Wael Hotel.
A league of their own
Spectrum, Published on 16/08/2015
» Earlier this month, the top two teams in Thailand’s Premier League, Muangthong United and Buriram United, kicked off the second half of their season with one of the best matches this year. The exciting game ended in a stalemate at 2-2, but it promised more excitement ahead in the professional Thai football season.
Forced labour shows back-breaking lack of reform in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2015
» BUTHIDAUNG, MYANMAR — In the fertile river valleys near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, stateless Rohingya Muslims say there is no let-up in soldiers forcing them into hard labour, despite the government launching a campaign three years ago to end the practice.
Stifling people’s voices
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/05/2015
» It takes effort to tell strangers what people’s unique homes look like, and it’s a lot more difficult when they are seen as an enemy of economic growth. So villagers from Satun, the southern coastal province on the Andaman Sea, drove 14 hours to Bangkok last week to tell people about the value of their distinctive homes through seminars and a three-day photographic exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Outbreak of fighting dents hopes for peace
Spectrum, Published on 05/10/2014
» Last week an escalation in heavy fighting in Karen State sent shockwaves through ethnic villages, shattering any trust they may have had in the current ceasefire and "peace talks" between the Myanmar government and the Karen National Union.
For students, rector's armyties are too close for comfort
Spectrum, Published on 31/08/2014
» Somkit Lertpaithoon was about to enter his office inside Thammasat University's prestigious Dome building last Monday when he was stopped by a group of students.
A complex peace
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 02/02/2014
» Despite recent reforms, working in Myanmar for international non-government organisations (NGOs) is difficult. Most NGOs are concentrated in the country's urban areas, kept well away from the ethnic regions where health, education and food security is desperately needed. Like in most countries, NGOs are supposed to work in Myanmar with government agreement. This requires either a memorandum of understanding or letter of agreement with the government.
Keeping their heads above water
Spectrum, Published on 11/08/2013
» At his wooden home on the rocky Salween riverbank, Watsan Namchaitosaporn recalls being told his village will be flooded when the controversial Hat Gyi dam is completed.