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Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.
Calls on Facebook to oust Syria's Assad
AFP, Published on 27/02/2011
» A Facebook page has called for mass protests in Syria and in several Western countries against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
Endless quest for land justice
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2011
» Why are state agencies unconcerned with the plight of landless farmers? Will they ever help?
Ancient Lanna medicine
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2011
» Research on wrinkle-fighting jasmine rice products and a 20-year quest to compile 200,000 formulas of Lanna herbal medicines.
Murder and business in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/02/2011
» Murdered environmental activists are all too common and few authorities seem concerned.
Land appeal
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/02/2011
» A group of protesters here in Bangkok has a very different grievance from those of the yellow and red shirt protests.
Clinton renews push for open Internet access
AFP, Published on 15/02/2011
» US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renews her push Tuesday for the free and open use of the Internet, which protesters from Egypt to Iran have used to demand political freedoms.
Syrian blogger gets five years' jail: rights group
AFP, Published on 14/02/2011
» Syrian woman blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been sentenced to five years in prison by a state security court, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement on Monday.
Egypt cyber activists say they met military rulers
AFP, Published on 14/02/2011
» The Egyptian cyber activists who were the driving force behind the uprising that overthrew strongman Hosni Mubarak said Monday they had met the country's military rulers to discuss democratic reform.
Rivals say Facebook could be tough sell in China
AFP, Published on 14/02/2011
» Facebook may be eyeing a move into mainland China, but web firms there cast doubt on whether the social networking giant can tap the monster market -- assuming authorities lift a ban on the site.