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The Last Communists settle past accounts
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/06/2017
» Chainat Raikratok can vividly recall the day he left the jungle on Feb 17, 1983. The 63-year-old former communist fighter, along with several dozens of ex-soldiers from Zone 207 in Prachin Buri province, decided to put behind their guerrilla fighting days for good.
Needlessly living with the stigma of HIV
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/06/2017
» 'It's like I have a new life," Suthida Saengsumart said last week after the Thai Red Cross Aids Research Center confirmed that she is free of HIV. Ms Suthida no longer had to live with fear that people would despise her for having HIV.
Protectionist Trump 'sets bad example'
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/02/2017
» Former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo has criticised new US President Donald Trump's inward-looking policy for "giving a very bad example to the world".
Buddhists welcome promotion of Phra Payutto
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» His Majesty the King presided over an annual ceremony on Monday to promote senior Buddhist monks in the cleric ranking system.
Irin accepts a stranger's gift tuned into kindness
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 30/10/2016
» Classical virtuoso Irin Prechanvinit has received a touching replacement for the guitar she sold to fund her mother's unsuccessful cancer treatment, with a reader giving her a family heirloom.
Baby buried alive finds new home
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 16/10/2016
» The newborn baby who was found stabbed and buried alive in a shallow forest grave in February has found a new home in Sweden.
The three policewomen leading a force for change
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 03/04/2016
» Pol Col Darunee Tassana’s life reads like the protagonist from a neo-noir crime series. She is a tough single mother who juggles raising her child with the rigours of a demanding professional life, which sometimes means chasing bad guys with a gun.
Reclaiming some lost ground
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 01/11/2015
» The Chinese-style buildings of the Rong Tiem Resort and Restaurant stand in marked contrast with the surrounding greenery of cabbage plantations on Phu Thap Boek. Decorated with hanging red lanterns, the garishly furnished restaurant greets visitors with artificial grass on the pathway at its entrance.