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Let the punishment fit the crime
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/07/2017
» Just when people thought that capital punishment no longer exists in Thailand, a Thai criminal court recently ordered sending two repeat offenders to death row for fatally stabbing a young man during an iPhone robbery.
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.
Japanese emperor set to bid farewell to late king
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/03/2017
» Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive in Thailand on Sunday to bid an official farewell to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The king's friendship with the imperial couple has contributed to bilateral relations between the palaces for over 50 years.
Sea gypsies turning the tide
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 12/02/2017
» On Jan 31, the Phuket Provincial Court cleared four sea gypsies accused of unlawfully occupying beachfront land on Phuket's Rawai beach, saying the sea tribe owned the land before the title deed was issued for the property.
Tak traditions being trampled
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/02/2017
» Deep in the jungle in the western border district of Mae Sot, elephants roam with their mahouts in a small village called Ban Pu Ter, long known as the elephant community in Tak province.
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.
A long way from home
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» Mohammad, a teenage refugee, barely escaped becoming a child soldier in Somalia three years ago. "They [the militants] wanted to take me and use me as a child soldier but my grandmother refused to let me join them," the 16-year-old recalled of the incident in Mogadishu, the capital city where Mohammad, who uses an alias, was born and raised.
Baby, you can 'kraab' my car
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 13/11/2016
» Akanat "Nott" Ariyaritwikul would never have landed in such big trouble if he hadn't demanded motorcyclist Kittisak Singto kraab -- or kneel down and wai -- his Mini Countryman after an accident a week ago.
In mint conditions
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 06/11/2016
» With loose, pulled back hair and a cowboy necklace, Vuthichai Sangngeon looks like a rocker from a previous generation. But behind the free-spirited artistic appearance is a 57 year old responsible for designing millions of coins minted every year.