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Police say US man's death not a murder
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/12/2016
» Hua Hin police have concluded that the death of an American professor who had gone missing for a month in the beach town resort was not the result of a homicide.
Professor death inquiry nearly over
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/12/2016
» >> Hua Hin: Police plan to finish their investigation this week into the death of an American professor who had gone missing for a month in the beach resort town.
Global body blasts plastic surgery plans
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/11/2016
» The largest global organisation of aesthetic plastic surgeons has condemned Thailand's medical council for approving a plan to certify short-term courses for aesthetic surgery, saying it would seriously compromise patient safety.
The lawyer preparing to defend herself
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/10/2016
» The black Honda CR-V parked in front of Bangkok's military court was sealed off by eight yellow barriers. Police officers taped A4 papers to each of the four door handles and trunk, and put a lock to the front wheel.
Photojournalist in the eye of the storm no more
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2016
» The horrible traffic jams, the disgusting air and the "sh*tty" place at Khao San Road were the reasons that German photojournalist Nick Nostitz hated Bangkok when he first arrived in 1989. Arriving as a backpacker carrying a surfboard, the 21-year-old wrote in his diary that "I will never come back to this awful place".
Medical Council considers shortcut to plastic surgery career
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/09/2016
» The Medical Council of Thailand is on the verge of approving short-term certificate programmes in several medical procedures, a move seen as a stamp of approval for the growing number of cosmetic surgeons.
Supinya walks tightrope of balancing opinion with state rules
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/09/2016
» The country's telecommunications regulator has been called a paper tiger by consumers, a censorship board by rights activists and is being sued by digital TV channels for causing lower-than-expected viewership.
Police backtrack on wiretapping plan
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/09/2016
» Police are backtracking over their proposal to allow the wiretapping of all criminal suspects without having to wait for court permission.
Where hope has vanished
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/08/2016
» It was the spot where the villagers had found the chequered loincloth of missing land rights activist Den Khamlae a week earlier. Banjong Sanitnit, Den's brother-in-law, stopped at a nearby tree. He lit six incense sticks and poured rice whisky into a clear plastic cup so that it was a quarter full. And then he prayed.
Caught in the madness of the system
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/05/2016
» The solider pointed towards Bandit Aneeya, the man the legal system has previously found to be insane, identifying him as the person who allegedly committed lese majeste. Bandit, who sat quietly throughout the court session on Wednesday as testimony from two prosecution witnesses was heard, flashed a smile.