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'Softer' Suu Kyi riles NLD
Spectrum, Published on 17/03/2013
» Prior to the opening of the National League for Democracy's first national congress in its 25-year history, a rumour was circulating that party leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be ousted by disgruntled NLD members.
Pol Pot a steady but thorny client for china
Spectrum, Published on 23/02/2014
» In 2010, the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia, Zhang Jinfeng, claimed that the People’s Republic of China had never politically engaged with what was the Democratic Kampuchea regime. Instead, she argued that assistance was limited to “food, hoes and scythes”.
A sprightly angel and a sacred tree
Spectrum, Father Joe Maier, Published on 09/03/2014
» Lovely Miss Sprite. Angel of the week — second year of kindergarten — winner of the colouring contest — elegantly going on five years of age. She has a voice pitched between the song of an angel and a chirping baby bird sitting on the edge of the nest, not quite ready to fly. Likes to put a leaf behind her ear — picked from that Sacred Tree behind their slum shack. Her mum used to do that too. Lovely features, she has a smile that could stop any herd of wild elephants that might be visiting the neighbourhood. As for her innate beauty? You would immediately pick her out of a crowd. There was a problem: orphan girls fetch a pretty price. But we dealt with that.
Indonesia's indigenous tattooists
News, Published on 08/01/2016
» Men in tribal dress stand amid dense jungle on the Indonesian island of Java, their bodies covered in elaborate, traditional tattoos inspired by cultures in distant corners of the vast, tropical archipelago.
Seeing the langsat for the trees
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/09/2018
» Langsat, a sweet fruit with a leathery yellowish skin, once served as the pride of Uttaradit province. Not anymore.
Mixed year for Asean chair
News, Published on 31/12/2019
» Thailand achieved a great deal during its 2019 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under the theme of "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability", yet there is still much to be done as the kingdom officially passes the baton to Vietnam tomorrow.
When to bring the curtain down
News, Published on 20/03/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.