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Southern insurgency torture report
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Water boarding, choking, beating, sexual assault, sleep & sensory deprivation, all allegedly torture methods used by police & military in southern insurgency.
Rebel bomb-making base captured in Pattani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Combined military-police force takes rebel bomb-making base concealed deep in mangrove forest, accessible only by boat.
Hole blown in side of plane but safe landing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2016
» Bomb or structural fatigue blows hole out of plane in Somalia, forcing emergency landing. Old man may have fallen out.
Bomb behind Russian plane crash, US & UK suspect
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2015
» Possible bombing would be first time IS, which controls vast parts of Syria & Iraq, has bombed a passenger plane. 20,000 UK nationals now stuck in Egyptian Red Sea resort.
Kratom leaves: Are they really a dangerous drug? (with video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/09/2015
» Follow three young men into Pattani's forest for a Kratom cookout. Despite use as folk medicine for stomach aches, diarrhoea, light pain relief or pick-me-up-snack, Kratom illegal since 1943 but is part of southern Thailand's culture & may have medicinal uses.
Police arrest photojournalist at Suvarnabhumi for carrying bulletproof vest
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2015
» Bulletproof vests & helmets classified as weapons under Thai law. Hong Kong photojournalist brought one with him to cover bombing last week to be tried in military court.
Who did it & why? Too early to rule out any motive
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/08/2015
» Was it a red shirt faction? Uighurs seeking revenge? Southern Muslim insurgents? the Islamic State (IS) ? Assessment & ranking by experts, as well as daily recap of events.
Bike for Mom 2015 (UPDATED)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/08/2015
» His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn & Her Royal Highness Princess Bajra Kitiyabha led thousands of cyclists in the "Bike for Mom" cycling event on Sunday to mark Her Majesty the Queen's 83rd birthday.
Thailand's troubling gun murders
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/08/2015
» With murder rate equal to US & three times Cambodia, Thailand's 6.1 million registered firearms used in never-ending stream of murder cases with loss-of-face & business disputes two main motives.
HRH Princess Sirindhorn birthday celebrations (with photos & video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/04/2015
» Well-wishers across the country celebrated the birthday of Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who turned 60 on Thursday.