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Put people at Asean's heart
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/02/2017
» I was just a child when the strongmen from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand announced the formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the mellow Thai resort town of Bang Saen in 1967.
Migrant workers need full protection
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/12/2016
» Having worked as a domestic helper for a Thai family for five years, Kon has blended in well with her neighbourhood. Most people are not aware she is a migrant worker.
'Streisand effect' reaches out for NCPO chief
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/05/2016
» It's never easy for the media to work when the country is under a military regime. Poor ratings for press freedom given recently by two agencies, the US-based Freedom House and Reporters without Borders (RSF) have attested to this fact.
China should be more generous in Thai-Sino rail deal
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/12/2015
» The Dec 3 memorandum of understanding on a railway construction project between Thailand and China heralded a step forward for closer Thai-Sino relations.
Songkhla project puts villagers' livelihoods at risk
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2015
» Not only will 118 families, or some 500 people, in Songkhla's Tepha district be evicted by the Egat coal-fired power plant, but it is also widely feared that the Gulf of Thailand's ecosystem and the livelihoods of the people in the neighbouring districts in Songkhla and Pattani will be affected by sea contamination.