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Photographer captures a deadly battle
Published on 01/02/2017
» Photographer Luke Duggleby recalled a meeting four years ago with environmental activist Jintana Kaewkhao, who told him how she faced assassination attempts in her fight to block a coal-fired power plant along the coast in Prachuab Khiri Khan province.
Migrants demand better pay, benefits
Published on 31/01/2017
» More than 2,000 migrant workers at a major seafood exporting company have called for bigger bonuses and better welfare benefits, a rare demand in a country that bars foreigners from forming trade unions, a rights group said.
The picture book-perfect library
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/01/2017
» Neilson Hays Library on Surawong Road turns 95 this year. One of the most handsome buildings remaining in the bustling district, the library will close for six months of renovations, starting in March. But members and visitors can rest assured, the lending service will not be affected, and the library continues to ensure its relevance to young readers with a recently launched short story competition (see box).
One in five children in Myanmar go to work instead of school
Spectrum, Published on 10/04/2016
» One in five children aged 10 to 17 in Myanmar go to work instead of school, according to figures from a census report on employment.
Bangkok's tap water supply in danger, says MWA governor
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/07/2015
» Reuters quoted the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority governor as saying that without rain, Bangkok's tap water supply may run out in a month. Meanwhile, much of the northeastern region of the country has started to get much-needed rain.
MWA: Bangkok's tap water may run out in a month
Published on 07/07/2015
» Bangkok's tap water supply may run out in a month, as the country waits for long overdue rains to replenish sources depleted by drought and threatened by seawater creep, the chief of the capital's water authority said.