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Fleeing Rohingya at the mercy of a smuggling network greased by graft
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/01/2013
» For desperate Rohingya arrested in Thai territory, hope for the future can rest simply with how much money they have to pay off local officials and human traffickers. The prospects are dire for those without the required cash _ being sold into slavery is commonplace.
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Ladyboys lost in legal system
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/02/2013
» 'I am writing to let you know that I am doing great. Even though 10 years sounds like a long time ... I am enjoying every moment of my time here."
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Targeted trainers to plough on in South
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/02/2013
» The Central Plains farmers who survived last weekend's fatal attack on their convoy in Pattani have vowed to continue their work to restore rice-growing in the South, saying their two slain colleagues would have wanted them to complete the job.
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Strangers in a familiar land
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/02/2013
» Forty-nine year old Prayoon Srisuwan lives in limbo: considered Thai and refused ID papers by the country of her birth; denied citizenship in the country she and her ancestors have always considered their motherland.
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Duty or obstacle? _ a look at conscription and national service
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/03/2013
» Last month, army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha made a shocking announcement - especially for males under 21 who had never been conscripted - that those who had attended <i>Ror Dor</i> military school might no longer be exempt from national service.
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Learning curves
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/03/2013
» Saint Gabriel's Foundation _ which runs one of Thailand's oldest and most respected private educational institutions _ has at the core of its religious philosophy the pursuit of truth above all else.
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Harbour for Rohingya or stop on way to hell?
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/03/2013
» For thousands of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state, the sleepy fishing village of Ban Hin Lat is the first port of call on their difficult quest to find better lives.
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Slum dwellers say hospital puts profit before principles when treating poor
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/04/2013
» Last Christmas Eve, teenager Ice was helping prepare for a party in his Klong Toey community when a fight broke out near the stage and gunshots were fired.
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Labour activist who opened a tin of worms confident he can crush cannery in the courts
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/04/2013
» British migration expert Andy Hall was hired last year by Finnwatch, a Finnish NGO, to coordinate research for a report into alleged labour rights violations at a tinned pineapple and juice concentrate maker based in Prachuap Khiri Khan called Natural Fruit.
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Bangkok's bargain hunters snap up Low-Cost gold
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/04/2013
» Despite its price falling more than 10% in just two days earlier this month, demand for gold in Bangkok is on the up, as small-scale investors clamour to snap up a bargain.
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