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Painkillers linked to heart failure: study
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2016
» Some of the most common drugs to treat pain & inflammation, NSAIDS found to pose risk of heart failure in older people.
Film relives 2011 murder of Chinese on Mekong, ban possible
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/09/2016
» Hong Kong-Chinese action film based on murder of 13 Chinese sailors on Mekong River in 2011 by Myanmar drug lord may be banned in Thailand.
Death squad secrets of Philippine president revealed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/09/2016
» Fed to crocodiles, burned, strangled, dumped at sea, 1,000 people killed over 25 years on order of mayor turned president, former hitman reveals.
Parole system: Courts must decide who is released early
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/09/2016
» After early release of politically powerful influential figures, calls for courts, not prison officials, to make parole decisions.
Suicide bigger killer than murder in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/09/2016
» Depression second most common cause of death in Thailand after cardiovascular disease, with 5,000 suicides a year vs. 3,400 murders, approximately.
Japan's PM excited to meet Duterte after Obama meeting cancelled
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/09/2016
» After calling US President a 'son of a bitch', Japan's PM declares 'You're famous in my country' & 'I'm excited to meet you'.
Taking drug policy to the grassroots village level
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/09/2016
» With thousands shot dead in Philippines drug war, Thailand takes new local village-level approach heeding international consensus that drug wars don't work.
Erawan bombing trial postponed: Interpreter jumps bail on drug charge
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/08/2016
» Court appointed translator facing drugs charges skips bail. Washington-based member of World Uighur Congress proposed as new interpreter.
Olympics 100m: Usain Bolt wins again: 2008, 2012, 2016
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/08/2016
» Jamaica's Usain Bolt, first to win in three Olympics, powered over finish line in 9.81sec to win the 100m gold in Rio.
Soaring prison population: Drug war rethink
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/07/2016
» People jailed for drug convictions almost doubled over last decade, Klong Prem prison 64% drug offenses, but Drug War policy not working.