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A close bond
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/12/2016
» Australia and Thailand are separated by 5,788km, or eight hours on the plane. But the distance belies the strong bond between the country in the southern hemisphere and the tropical Southeast Asian Kingdom, who will celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations next year.
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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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Giving names to the nameless
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/10/2016
» Thongchai Winichakul just turned 59 this past Saturday, but the bloodiest moment of his life took place when he was a student 40 years ago. Now a successful scholar, the black hole remains even though he maintains that he has "dealt with that historical trauma" through a mechanism of rationale -- and never vengefulness.
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The silent leader
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/06/2016
» Justice and equality are ingredients of a sustainable democracy, says Phuangkaew Sartprung, 74. Phuangkaew simply echoed what her father had adhered to throughout his life.
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Leading the way
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/04/2016
» Although a small country surrounded by hostile neighbours, Israel still shines economically. The Thai public are probably not aware of the people's extraordinary traits that make them some of the world's great innovators.
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The workaholic ambassador
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/09/2015
» As a diplomat it's natural that he always tries to be discreet and constructive when engaging in all aspects of Thai society. Still, the 49-year-old UK Ambassador to Thailand Mark Kent is not afraid to speak his mind.
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Free bird
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/08/2015
» Hers is neither a story of a pretty canary in a cage, nor a Cinderella-like fairy tale of a girl who will soon get rich and find love.
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Building a constitution
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/06/2014
» At 93 and 84, these women have lived through 19 coups d’etats, and presumably feel nonchalant about most of them — including the latest one on May 22.
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Festival of Healing
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/01/2014
» The Narathiwat district of Rueso has a reputation _ undeserved, some would say _ for being a hotspot of insurgency. Home to some 60,000 people, it tends to be categorised by the security forces as "troublesome", lumped together with neighbouring districts like Bacho, Yi-ngo, Rangae and Si Sakhon as well as Raman and Bannang Sata in the adjoining province of Yala. All of these areas have become notorious over the past few decades as bases for armed separatists operating in the far South _ or have been labelled as such by outsiders.
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Bridging the divide
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/02/2014
» When peace talks between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) began last February, residents in the deep South were upbeat as a glimmer of hope was visible. The process hasn't been easy, and adding to the complication is the political crisis in Bangkok, which has suspended most other affairs in the country over the past three months.
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