• THAILAND

  Caught in the madness of the system

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/05/2016

  » The solider pointed towards Bandit Aneeya, the man the legal system has previously found to be insane, identifying him as the person who allegedly committed lese majeste. Bandit, who sat quietly throughout the court session on Wednesday as testimony from two prosecution witnesses was heard, flashed a smile.

• THAILAND

  Where hope has vanished

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/08/2016

  » It was the spot where the villagers had found the chequered loincloth of missing land rights activist Den Khamlae a week earlier. Banjong Sanitnit, Den's brother-in-law, stopped at a nearby tree. He lit six incense sticks and poured rice whisky into a clear plastic cup so that it was a quarter full. And then he prayed.

• THAILAND

  School sex abuse cases spark alarm

  News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 24/05/2020

  » The three child sexual abuses cases which have taken place this month are clearly a wake-up call for all stakeholders to come up with better prevention methods.

• THAILAND

  A life in limbo

  Spectrum, Published on 06/05/2018

  » It is Monday morning in Suan Phlu, Bangkok. Its streets as busy as usual -- motorbike taxis rushing by, vendors selling fruit on the corner, a Koel singing its annoying song and someone somewhere cooking fish. The city is full of life. And yet, just a few hundred metres from the air-conditioned cafe in which I am sitting, more than a thousand men, women and even children are deprived of the ability to take part in this life. Seen from the soi's main street, the unassuming complex bears an equally unassuming sign which reads "Immigration Bureau". The building conveys little of the reality behind it.

• THAILAND

  The movers and rule-breakers marking 2017

  Spectrum, Published on 31/12/2017

  » From flooding and fugitive former prime ministers to murders, unexplained deaths and a bitter row over coal-fired energy, these stories made the headlines in Thailand this year By Paritta Wangkiat and Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai

• THAILAND

  Cat and mouse: Accused tiger trafficker slips authorities' net

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/06/2016

  » It was the middle of a bright day in 2010 when the buyer set off in a truck with a cage on the back to pick up a tiger. In the northeastern province of Khon Kaen, he picked up two traffickers, and they drove two hours southwest to Chaiyaphum.

• THAILAND

  The reality of life for a refugee family hiding in Bangkok

  Spectrum, Published on 13/09/2015

  » Tamim arrived in Bangkok two years ago after fleeing the war in Syria. Since then he and his 17 relatives have been virtual prisoners in a 65 square metre apartment, too terrified to go outside for food or medical treatment. The only furniture in their spartan home is a mattress on the floor and a TV that he and his family never turn on because they cannot afford the electricity bills.

• THAILAND

  Cracking the code to freedom

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/08/2015

  » About three months after his arrest on lese majeste charges, Surapak Phuchaisaeng was certain the evidence against him had been doctored.

• THAILAND

  Keeping faith in a quest for peace

  Spectrum, Published on 30/08/2015

  » Sama-ae Thanam looked thoughtful when asked what he had pondered the most during all the years he spent in prison. The former senior member of the Patani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), who was released from prison last month, said, “Of course, I cannot deny thinking about my personal life.

• THAILAND

  Wild cats, cocaine and claims of a police set-up

  Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/06/2015

  » A calendar in the children’s room marks the number of days their mother has been in jail. Alongside it, pictures and drawings they have made of her are pinned to a large board.

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