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Called up in the military's charter draft
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/10/2015
» After Meechai Ruchupan helped write a new constitution following the 1991 coup, he was criticised for paving the way for a non-elected general to be appointed prime minister.
British academic freed, seeks charges against ex-NIA chief
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/09/2015
» A United Nations consultant stuck in limbo in Suvarnabhumi airport’s immigration detention centre as a result of a alleged “vendetta” against him by a National Innovation Agency official is calling on the agency to take “immediate criminal action” against the civil servant.
Mum wins court case for dead son
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/06/2015
» The Supreme Court last week upheld lower court rulings ordering the Defence Ministry and the Royal Thai Army to pay compensation over the death of a man in custody in 2006.
A clash of spirits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/06/2015
» The houses of the Christians stand in stark contrast to the rest of the households where the roofs are thatched with cogon grass. Located on the lower end of a mountain range in the remote North, the homes of the converts are equipped with television sets and have roofs of corrugated iron that glisten silver in the sun, which are forbidden under animistic Lua beliefs that centre on spirits.
Love in a time of political protest
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/04/2015
» Political activists Liu Linna and Yeung Hung met on Valentine’s Day in China two years ago and their romance blossomed, eventually leading to marriage.
Bruce the beagle sniffs a Thai ribbon at Crufts
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/03/2015
» It's the largest and most prestigious dog competition in the world and Thailand's Peerapong Pisitwuttinan is hoping his diminutive beagle Bruce can punch above his weight at the 2015 Crufts show.
When the rescue causes harm
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/05/2014
» A visit by Chantawipa Apisuk and a group of sex workers to a Thai shelter for girls rescued from prostitution last April is a memory she will never forget.
BECL predicts toll revenue gain of 4%
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/03/2014
» The SET-listed Bangkok Expressway Plc (BECL) expects its toll revenue to grow by 4% this year because of two new expressways opened in May.
Labour shortage holds back new projects
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/10/2012
» The construction industry's lack of workers has resulted in many projects not being able to expand, says the Construction Institute of Thailand (CIT).
A new fertile ground
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/03/2012
» Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, and there is no better time than now to start an IT company, although doing so is difficult and fraught with risk, says one expert.