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Warning issued over PTSD risks
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/02/2020
» Victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima must talk through their feelings with professionals as well as other survivors to deal with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) they are likely to suffer, a seminar was told on Tuesday.
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.
New sea, land links to boost relations
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/02/2020
» Thailand and India should leverage their new land link to strengthen ties when the 1,360-kilometre trilateral highway is completed next year, former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said. The highway will run from Mae Sot on Thailand's western border through Myanmar to India's northeastern border town of Moreh.
Learning to live with the weather
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/01/2020
» Water management innovations and the resilience of local people have helped turn a flood-prone community in Rangsit's Nong Sua district of Pathum Thani into a prototype multi-purpose water catchment area.
AOIP lauded as infrastructure boon
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/01/2020
» The Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which was drafted when Thailand was at the helm of the organisation, has been praised for laying down the foundation for infrastructure development in the region.
Indian diaspora bridging two nations
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/01/2020
» The Indian diaspora has been present in Thailand for over 150 years and now as their descendants enter a fifth generation, they continue to serve as an important bridge between both nations.
Paying respects to sailors, a century later
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/01/2020
» There are many ways to pay homage to departed souls. Yet one that stood the test of time took place late last month at Soosan Farang (Cemetery for Westerners), formally known as the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung Road.
South Korea backs Thai-led Mekong strategy
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/12/2019
» South Korea is urging Thailand to spearhead the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) for sustainable water management, after President Moon Jae-in met with Asean leaders last month in Busan under Thailand's year-long chairmanship.
UN: LGBTs still face discrimination
Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/12/2019
» The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reported that almost 50% of LGBT people in Thailand still face discrimination at home and school in the form of being expected to conform to heteronormative values.
Asean ready to work with all for prosperity: Prayut
Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/11/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged that Asean will continue to be “a friend to all, enemy to none” by seeking to boost sustainable security and economic growth.