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Strong city-state continues to engage with the world
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» Without having to confront the more "competitive politics" feared before last Friday's election, Singapore will still be able to enjoy its status quo in the regional arena, according to analysts.
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Documenting the eye of the storm
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/01/2015
» When 46-year-old Nikolaus Freiherr von Nostitz, better known as Nick, sent emails to his contacts on Dec 20 seeking financial help, some thought it was a scam. Soliciting donations is uncharacteristic of the outspoken but humble Nostitz. For years, people could see that the German was a modest guy who roamed around Bangkok on his decade-old Kawasaki GTO motorcycle to cover the turbulent transformation of Thai politics, from both sides (or more) of the conflict.
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Equality for all
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/12/2016
» People with different sexual orientation and gender identity all over the world are speaking out louder as they battle against discrimination, criminalisation and negative attitudes in the workplace, social and political life.
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Political fights, human rights
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2016
» It's not the cruellest scene from Oct 6, 1976, but cruelty was never in short supply that morning. What Somchai Homla-or experienced is just one of many unfortunate examples that remind descendants and survivors of how ugly mobilised nationalist mobs can turn modern Thai history into a bloodbath.
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Cost of high-speed train system faces review
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/07/2016
» Experts have called for the 3.5km high-speed train construction in Nakhon Ratchasima to be scrapped, with the cost of the entire high-speed rail system to undergo review.
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UN figure urges energy sector focus
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/07/2016
» Thailand and Asean should emphasise a sustainable environment for social well-being, with the energy sector being an area of focus, a former top UNDP and UNEP official has said.
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Kitakyushu leads the eco-metropolis pack
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/03/2015
» Once a grey industrialised metropolis that sat unheralded for decades on Japan’s southern island, Kitakyushu has been reborn as a green city that has rocketed to prominence as a "smart" role model for Asia.
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Local Muslims told to spurn radicalism
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/02/2015
» Moderate Muslims across Southeast Asia must work to discredit radical interpretations of Islam, a Bangkok seminar has been told.
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Protests to mark Andy Hall ruling
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/10/2014
» International labour and human rights movements are planning demonstrations to coincide with a court ruling today in a case filed against labour-rights activist Andy Hall for defamation.
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Court throws out Hall lawsuit
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2014
» Phra Khanong Provincial Court yesterday dismissed a high-profile defamation lawsuit filed by a fruit company against a British human rights defender for a report he wrote about migrant labour abuse at the firm.
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