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Let the punishment fit the crime
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/07/2017
» Just when people thought that capital punishment no longer exists in Thailand, a Thai criminal court recently ordered sending two repeat offenders to death row for fatally stabbing a young man during an iPhone robbery.
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No minor offence
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Moo Yong is the nickname of an 18-year-old male suspected of murdering Niran Soisoongnoen, a 25-year-old new graduate. Niran's body was found buried along a road that he was travelling en route from Bangkok to his home province of Chaiyaphum. Shortly before he died, he phoned his mother to say he would be coming home for Songkran soon and that he missed her cooking.
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Japanese emperor set to bid farewell to late king
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/03/2017
» Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive in Thailand on Sunday to bid an official farewell to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The king's friendship with the imperial couple has contributed to bilateral relations between the palaces for over 50 years.
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Protectionist Trump 'sets bad example'
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/02/2017
» Former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo has criticised new US President Donald Trump's inward-looking policy for "giving a very bad example to the world".
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A long way from home
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» Mohammad, a teenage refugee, barely escaped becoming a child soldier in Somalia three years ago. "They [the militants] wanted to take me and use me as a child soldier but my grandmother refused to let me join them," the 16-year-old recalled of the incident in Mogadishu, the capital city where Mohammad, who uses an alias, was born and raised.
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Baby, you can 'kraab' my car
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 13/11/2016
» Akanat "Nott" Ariyaritwikul would never have landed in such big trouble if he hadn't demanded motorcyclist Kittisak Singto kraab -- or kneel down and wai -- his Mini Countryman after an accident a week ago.
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Neither saints nor sinners
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 09/10/2016
» Kunlakan Jintakanon has had an abortion. It was a difficult decision but she can live with it. Asked by Spectrum if she would like to speak on condition of anonymity, the 30-year-old mother of two said, "No, there's nothing wrong with it. I want to share my story for women who might face a similar situation."
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Reading from the same script
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/10/2016
» Rohkiyoh Abu recalls the bad experiences in primary school which she hopes her children will never have to face. Referring to her first months in school, the 28-year-old Muslim mother of two from the southern province of Pattani explained, "I could not communicate with the teacher who spoke Thai in the classroom."
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Songs of the jailbirds
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/09/2016
» Thanadda Swangduen's latest book Khang Ying reveals the astonishing life behind bars of women inmates.
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Guitarist picks sad way to save mother
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 28/08/2016
» Young classical guitar virtuoso Irin Prechanvinit is selling a cherished musical instrument she considers her "best buddy" to pay for her mother's cancer treatment.
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