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    Panel chases aid for duped berry pickers

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2022

    » The chairman of the House committee on Labour is speeding up coordination efforts with the Labour Ministry to provide financial aid of 30,000 baht for Thai berry pickers duped into working for a company in Finland in 2013.

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    Heritage is not soft power

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/05/2022

    » Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power", or the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction, rather than coercion or payment, in his book Bound To Lead in 1990. However, he has since seen his brainchild, scribbled out on his kitchen table, grow in scope of application and distance.

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    Hom is where the heart is

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/01/2022

    » In Nakhon Phanom, rice fields in yellow-gold are gone with the wind. Late in the year, farmers expect to reap the fruits of their labours only to be broken by substantial loss. Harsh winds damage some rice crops, resulting in everything from bills to unpaid tuition fees. Year in, year out, nothing changes.

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    Migrants seek better times close to home

    Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/01/2022

    » Carrying a large rucksack, I bought a ticket and walked into a crowded bus terminal in Ekamai where thousands of passengers, wearing face masks, were counting down the clock to return home for the long holidays. The vast station was packed as New Year drew closer. When I got on the bus, a familiar luk thung song was being played, evoking memories.

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