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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.
The jury's still out on young judges
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/01/2016
» Five years ago Thidaporn Kornchoodej, then a 24-year-old lawyer’s assistant, was asked to sit in court to hear the verdict in a case she’d been working on. Her client was an American businessman fighting for custody of his four-year-old son, and Ms Thidaporn ended up sitting alone in the room with the judge as she delivered her ruling.
Push to make Buddhism state religion
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/10/2015
» Several Buddhist groups are again hoping the constitution drafters will include Buddhism as the official state religion.
Pay coconuts, get monkeys
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/09/2015
» The next time you drink canned coconut milk, look at the label. If it’s produced in Thailand, the coconuts have most likely been collected by monkeys — specifically, southern pig-tailed macaques.
The problems with impeachment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/11/2014
» As state agencies weigh corruption charges against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the rice-pledging scheme, legal experts are questioning the legality of an impeachment.
Stars back petition to outlaw dog meat trade
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/11/2014
» An online campaign backed by some off Hollywood and television's biggest stars is calling on the government to outlaw the trade in dog meat and has drawn more than half a million signatures.
Transparency chief promotes integrity pact
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/10/2013
» Thai society should pressure the government to put some control on middlemen and sales agents to fight corruption in state procurement contracts, says an expert on transparency.
Factories told to cut landfill waste, reuse
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/04/2013
» Factories are being urged to find ways to reuse their industrial waste to reduce the amount sent to landfills.