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Thailand still a bolthole for North Koreans
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/11/2016
» Thailand remains the safest route for asylum seekers from North Korea seeking to get to South Korea, despite frequent crackdowns by officials, according to defectors who have settled in the South's capital, Seoul.
Korea calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» The craze for Thai food is clearly visible in Seoul, and not just when celebrity chef Nooror Somany Steppe of the famous Blue Elephant Cooking School is whipping up a dish of Pad Thai, as she did at the Asean Culinary Festival recently.
China tightens the belt
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2015
» Thailand and Asean should take the lead in connecting the "Yi Dai Yi Lu" (One Belt, One Road) multi-trillion-dollar initiative of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to turn a maritime dispute into an economic opportunity, say local analysts.
Documenting the eye of the storm
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/01/2015
» When 46-year-old Nikolaus Freiherr von Nostitz, better known as Nick, sent emails to his contacts on Dec 20 seeking financial help, some thought it was a scam. Soliciting donations is uncharacteristic of the outspoken but humble Nostitz. For years, people could see that the German was a modest guy who roamed around Bangkok on his decade-old Kawasaki GTO motorcycle to cover the turbulent transformation of Thai politics, from both sides (or more) of the conflict.
Red-shirt prison inmates shipped out
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/07/2014
» The temporary "red-shirt" prison holding detainees on charges relating to the 2010 political unrest will close down when the last six inmates are sent to Ubon Ratchathani and Maha Sarakham today.
Thai politics reaches boiling point once again
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/11/2013
» The fiasco over the blanket amnesty bill push has unfortunately brought Thai politics to boiling point once again.
Activists slam Cambodia obstruction
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/11/2012
» Phnom Penh: Southeast Asian activists on Thursday cried foul over attempts by Cambodian authorities to derail their meetings just as the government prepares to host the Asean summit.
Activist wants slums heard in port plan
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/09/2012
» The government will need to consult 100,000 slum dwellers if it is to go ahead with the Transport Ministry's plan to develop Klong Toey Port, a local activist says.