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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.
Rotary campaigns to rid the world of polio
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Polio may seem to be an illness of the past in Thailand and has not been seen for many years. However, the freer flow of people could allow polio to come back any time. "It is our commitment to children in the world to eradicate polio," said John Germ, president of Rotary International 2016-17, on the sidelines of his meeting with Rotarian club representatives from Southeast Asia in Bangkok last week.
No minor offence
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Moo Yong is the nickname of an 18-year-old male suspected of murdering Niran Soisoongnoen, a 25-year-old new graduate. Niran's body was found buried along a road that he was travelling en route from Bangkok to his home province of Chaiyaphum. Shortly before he died, he phoned his mother to say he would be coming home for Songkran soon and that he missed her cooking.
The leading lady who set the stage for theatre studies
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 26/03/2017
» What was slated as a small conference at Chulalongkorn University early this month turned out to be a powerhouse gathering for the Thai entertainment industry.
Reading from the same script
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/10/2016
» Rohkiyoh Abu recalls the bad experiences in primary school which she hopes her children will never have to face. Referring to her first months in school, the 28-year-old Muslim mother of two from the southern province of Pattani explained, "I could not communicate with the teacher who spoke Thai in the classroom."