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Doc chronicles shocking state of stateless
Life, Published on 18/11/2021
» Home -- a small word fraught with cultural, political and existential meaning is also a word that brings pain and confusion to a large swathe of humanity adrift in the limbo of vague borders and unrecognised status.
'Crime buster' heads up border security
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2018
» Dubbed by media as "the crime buster of Bangkok", Pol Maj Gen Sompong Chingduang has been put in charge of the Border Patrol Police (BPP).
Common threads
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/09/2017
» The silk woven cloth village of Ban Sanuan Nok plants the most mulberry trees in Huai Rat district, Buri Ram. The fresh leaves are the food of silkworms and of the people who use them to enhance their cuisine, and a few of the leaves are even bigger than the size of an adult's hand.
Asean stories on the silver screen
Life, Published on 18/08/2017
» The slums of Manila, a factory in Bangkok, the colonial wound of Indonesia: Southeast Asian stories are ready to be told this weekend at Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre's Asean Film Festival, which runs from tomorrow to Aug 23. All screenings are free and after each film there will be a discussion with critics, Asean experts and the cast of the film.
Recognition fight continues for indigenous peoples
News, Published on 17/08/2017
» Having signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, Thailand recognises the concept of indigeneity, i.e., native peoples. Yet, presently in Thailand, the state does not acknowledge being home to indigenous peoples. This oversight must be addressed.
'Economic interests' named as potential motive behind Big C blast in Pattani
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/05/2017
» A Thai army commander based in the deep South believes that the perpetrators behind the Big C bombing in Pattani were more motivated by economic interests than the separatist movement's desire to assert regional autonomy.
Princess christens newly found snails
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 10/09/2015
» Researchers from Chulalongkorn University have discovered two new species of snails that are only found in Thailand.
Chiang Khong bridge to open December 11th
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/12/2013
» Expected to boost trade with China, the 4th Thai-Lao friendship bridge in Chiang Rai, opens next week. Boost in tourists from China also expected.
Slow motion storm watch (Arrival)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2012
» Gaemi has arrived in the Bangkok area, not as a tropical storm or a depression, but as big mass of ordinary rain. The rain, varying from light to heavy, is expected to last throughout the day.
Sad story of disabled soldier
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2012
» With more than 4,300 killed in the South since 2004, bomb or gunshot injuries have disabled many more who often must rely on their family.