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Mushroom case too sad for words
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/05/2017
» Listening to the morning news while boarding a taxi this past Wednesday made me feel like I was listening to a sad soap opera story. Most radio hosts gave their time to the mushroom-picking couple who were sentenced to five years in jail for their role in illegal logging in Kalasin.
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Too little, too late for Lahu traumatised by youth's killing
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/05/2017
» 'They pointed a gun at me," Lana whispers into my ear. It's like a confession after her attempts to tell me fragments of a happy story that sounds like her Lahu community lives in a peaceful haven -- but she hesitates when saying "they are helping to develop us".
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Regime puts journalists in the crosshairs
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/03/2017
» Freedom of expression is under threat in the post-coup era, and now Thai journalists are in the firing line. Since last month, the nation's media circle has been shaken by the "bill on rights protection, ethical promotion and standards of media professionals" -- the media rights protection bill -- proposed by the media reform steering panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
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No common ground
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/11/2016
» The Khao Banthat range was once shrouded by myths of savage people and mysterious spirits. Then, in the 1960s, the mountains, stretching over southern Thailand, became a battlefield for communist insurgents. As the war ended in the '80s and residents regrouped, the forest fast turned into a hotbed for disputes over what lands belonged to whom.
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Changing their stripes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/10/2016
» In the corner of a hall at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, performance artist and writer Jittima Pholsawek invites five audience members to join her for a meal during her evening show.
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Dead sea: Tourism adding heat to bleaching emergency
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2016
» A Chinese woman was perplexed when she saw that her luggage was causing concern as it passed through an X-ray scanner at Don Mueang airport.
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Songkhla bombings ignite fears of a southern power struggle
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/05/2016
» Rumours of the next bomb target spread wildly last month in Songkhla's Chana district.
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Laying down the ‘dictator law’ for money
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/03/2016
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has an ambitious goal.
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Prawase takes aim at NCPO move to dismiss board
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/01/2016
» The government’s move to dismiss Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) board members is a "mistake", says senior doctor Prawase Wasi.
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Temple demolishes homes as locals protest
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/09/2015
» Authorities began to raze 54 houses in front of Wat Kalayanamit Wednesday despite opposition from tenants.
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