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Public urged to take big polluters to task
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/09/2020
» People should help collect evidence as part of the attempt to bring big polluters in industries to justice, a forum was told.
Moving forward, together
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/08/2020
» Five decades have gone by, but the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is still standing. That said, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the coronavirus crisis is a clarion call for increased cooperation in what some observers have described as the age of "deglobalisation".
Pandemic is disrupting travel plans
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/05/2020
» When Alexis Luckey and Sam Matthias set foot in Bangkok in March, they never expected their journey would be turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. However, after spending a month at a local quarantine centre in Nonthaburi, the couple decided to put off their plans to return to the United States.
Russian Orthodox Church ignites regional spiritual fire
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/02/2020
» The Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand may have only served as "a centre of spiritual fire" for Russians in the country for two decades, but the first and only Eastern Orthodox Church in the region has drawn devout Christians from all over the world.
Japan prods govt to join trade deal
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/01/2020
» Japan hopes Thailand will reach a decision soon to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Japan's foreign ministry said.
Land plan will leave farmers 'in limbo'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/11/2019
» The government's commodification of rural land will exacerbate the plight of farmers and create an "agricultural proletariat" in the name of development, a forum was warned on Saturday.
Thailand joins EU in bid to tackle marine litter
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/11/2019
» Thailand is joining hands with six other Asian countries to try and tackle the issue of marine pollution, amid increasing criticism about plastic use in the region.
Forum calls on Asia to tackle marine plight
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/11/2019
» Environmentalists are calling for swift action to tackle marine pollution as Thailand remains among the top five ocean-polluting countries in Asia.
Asean a 'human rights disaster', claim groups
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/11/2019
» Asean civil society groups on Saturday criticised the deterioration of human rights in Asean as well as the bloc's principle of non-interference, especially over the Rohingya crisis, which will reportedly receive no mention in the East Asia Summit statement.
Rohingya row stymies caucus
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/08/2019
» A regional political meeting has been unable to proceed for the third consecutive year after Indonesia and Myanmar rowed about the inclusion of the Rohingya crisis on the agenda on Tuesday, according to the secretary-general of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (Aipa).