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Signs of hope amid HIV ‘second wave’
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/08/2024
» The recent spike in HIV infections among groups of young people in the Asia Pacific region is a serious concern, and countries need to invest more in prevention and intervention, says Eamonn Murphy, the UNAIDS regional director for Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe Central Asia.
Fight against Aids ‘needs more resources’
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 23/07/2024
» MUNICH - World leaders have pledged to help end the Aids pandemic as a public health threat by 2030, but doing so will require more resources and better protection of human rights, says Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS.
War keeps teacher from students
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 08/01/2024
» Iryna Dubas,53, ex-director of Secondary School No.3 in Nova Kakhovka, a city in southern Ukraine, who had been detained by Russian forces, said she hopes the war will be over soon so she can return to school to meet her students again.
Irrigation disputes spark locals' wrath
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 25/10/2021
» The state should come up with urgent plans to help residents affected by construction of irrigation projects in Nakhon Si Thammarat, a recent study argued.
'Don't give up hope' on deep South
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 26/04/2021
» A peace dialogue process between the government and Malay-Muslim dissidents to bring about peace and unity in the deep South must be fluid and ongoing, says an ex-member of the Thai negotiating team, Gen Nipat Thonglek.
Asean park plan puts down roots
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/01/2021
» Adilan Ali-ishak, a Palang Pracharath Party MP for Yala, is playing a key role in pushing for the Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in the deep South to become Thailand's Asean Heritage Park.
Please help these needy kids
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 12/01/2021
» The chairwoman of the Association of Children and Youth for the Peace in the Southernmost Provinces of Thailand, Wannakanok Pohitaedaoh, is asking local and international aid sources to help children who have lost family members in the deep South insurgency, which has raged for the past 17 years.
Govt urged to open up peace talks with separatists
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 21/12/2020
» The director of the Centre for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity (CSCD) at Prince of Songkla University is calling on the government to seek more countries to act as facilitators in peace talks with southern separatists.
Kobe leads way in fight against natural disasters
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/03/2019
» Located in the "Ring of Fire" -- a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity -- Japan has been hit by a number of earthquakes.
Rocker's run can inspire a whole generation
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 12/11/2017
» Bodyslam lead singer Artiwara "Toon" Kongmalai brought smiles, laughter and peace to people in the deep South when he spent the first five days of his longest charity run to raise funds for 11 public hospitals passing through several districts of Yala and Pattani, two of the three violence-plagued provinces in the region. His run started on Nov 1 and will end on Christmas Day.