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Asean's Rohingya dilemma
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/12/2016
» Myanmar held a timely, face-saving meeting on the growing Rohingya crisis last Monday, and now the rest of the world has retreated to its corner, so to speak.
Migrant workers need full protection
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/12/2016
» Having worked as a domestic helper for a Thai family for five years, Kon has blended in well with her neighbourhood. Most people are not aware she is a migrant worker.
Saudi envoy hopes to restore ties
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/10/2015
» Twenty-five years after downgrading ties with Bangkok, Saudi Arabia is offering an olive branch to "normalise'' its relationship with Thailand.
Strong city-state continues to engage with the world
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» Without having to confront the more "competitive politics" feared before last Friday's election, Singapore will still be able to enjoy its status quo in the regional arena, according to analysts.
Lion City Lessons
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» National pride, populist measures, opposition party weaknesses, and a "flight to safety" mindset at a time of regional economic and political vulnerability all galvanised Singaporeans to vote for the status quo in last Friday's election.
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.
Inmates at Laksi hope for reprieve
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/07/2014
» Prisoners being held at Laksi temporary jail have been offered a glimmer of hope after learning that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is considering an amnesty as part of national reconciliation efforts.
US government in partial funding shutdown
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/10/2013
» WASHINGTON - The United States government began a partial funding shutdown on Oct 1, the first since the Clinton era 17 years ago, idling up to 800,000 federal employees, closing national parks and halting some services after Congress failed to break a partisan deadlock by a midnight deadline.
Spectre of state violence just won't go away
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/10/2012
» The commemoration of the bloody 6 Oct 1976 crackdown against the student-led rally inside Thammasat University is usually a low-key event, observed by former student activists and relatives of the dead.
Refugees boosted by Suu Kyi visit
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/06/2012
» MAE SOT, TAK : The chances of Myanmar refugees returning to their homeland in safety may have improved since Myanmar opposition leader's Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand, an academic says.