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Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/02/2017
» I was just a child when the strongmen from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand announced the formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the mellow Thai resort town of Bang Saen in 1967.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/02/2017
» Self-regulation is practical for journalists as an ethical and professional media is an important aspect of democracy, a seminar has been told.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/01/2017
» Parents of Cambodian human trafficking victims who were rescued from fishing boats in the southern border province of Ranong have travelled to Thailand to testify for their children in court.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2017
» To many, an education and a better future are a privilege and a luxury, although exception do arise such as in the case of the learning centre in active operation under the roof of the iconic Wat Arun in the old Bangkok quarters.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/01/2017
» In the eyes of the state, Jatupat Boonpattararaksa aka "Pai Dao Din" is a kind of enfant terrible -- a young lad who often asks difficult questions that the authorities find too embarrassing. His political activism constantly puts him in trouble.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/01/2017
» This year, despite government efforts to address the problems, familiar issues of the deep South are likely to recur -- hierarchical duplication among agencies, megaphone diplomacy, and continued violence.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/12/2016
» Having worked as a domestic helper for a Thai family for five years, Kon has blended in well with her neighbourhood. Most people are not aware she is a migrant worker.
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2016
» The Myanmar army crackdown in Rakhine state has overwhelmed the border area of Bangladesh and also eliminated the possibility of sending Rohingya migrants in Thailand back to Myanmar. As a result, Thailand must consider other solutions such as new shelter arrangements or reuniting families in Muslim-majority Malaysia, suggests the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/11/2016
» Thailand remains the safest route for asylum seekers from North Korea seeking to get to South Korea, despite frequent crackdowns by officials, according to defectors who have settled in the South's capital, Seoul.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/11/2016
» Yatida Bae didn't plan to become a housewife when she moved to South Korea nine years ago to earn money for her family back in Thailand.