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Illegal ivory trade 'helping fund guerrilla groups'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/10/2012
» Washington has asked Thailand to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade, citing the illicit business as a major moneymaker for armed guerrilla groups.
Governor denies billboard tie
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/10/2012
» Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday defended himself against criticism he was invoking the institution of the monarchy in the upcoming city governor election.
Dead child walking
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 22/07/2012
» Just returned from a visit to Bangkok's notorious Bang Kwang prison, Toshi Kazama is ready to talk about criminal justice. On a rainy evening at the Foreign Correspondents' Club last week, the Japanese-born photographer shows slides of his photographs of juvenile offenders and speaks about the complexities of capital punishment. He has been photographing young people on death row since 1996, mostly in the US, where he has lived since the age of 15, and more recently across Asia.
Kachin refugees face aid crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2012
» As many as 10,000 ethnic Kachin refugees from Myanmar are facing food and water shortages and inadequate sanitation at makeshift camps in China, a human rights group said yesterday.
Merger of HIV/Aids plans praised, but follow-up needed
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 24/06/2012
» HIV/Aids activists are hailing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's decision in a cabinet meeting on Thursday to merge medical benefits for those suffering from the disease. But they caution that treatment standards must be set and maintained once the merger goes forward.
Locals fear impact of new mosque
News, Published on 15/05/2012
» An ongoing protest against the construction of a mosque in the midst of a Buddhist community looks set to succeed in aborting the project.
Ayutthaya at risk, report says
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 05/05/2012
» Thailand's historic city of Ayutthaya and the centuries-old Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia are among Asia's 10 most significant sites facing destruction due to man-made threats, a Global Heritage Fund report says.
Are zoos cashing in on tiger trade?
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 26/02/2012
» Trade and trafficking in tigers and tiger parts in Thailand drew international attention following the seizure of 400kg of tiger meat and carcasses in Bangkok's Khlong Sam Wa district earlier this month. It's remained a thorny issue in Thailand despite global efforts to save the animals from extinction.
Atris' Swedish passport in doubt
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2012
» The government of Sweden cannot confirm that detained Lebanese Hezbollah terror suspect Hussein Atris is a Swedish national, Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman Anders Jorle said in a report posted on the New York Times website.
UPDATE: Atris' nationality unclear
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2012
» The government of Sweden cannot confirm that detained Lebanese Hezbollah terror suspect Hussein Atris is a Swedish national, Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman Anders Jorle said in a report posted on the New York Times website.