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Thai Rath Columnist Sailorfah (Lightning Rod)
News, Published on 17/02/2012
» In the wake of the bomb blasts in Bangkok on Valentine's Day, security agencies must tighten their surveillance of incoming flights and at border checkpoints. Two suspects with Iranian passports have been detained; one was injured by the blasts and the other was nabbed at Suvarnabhumi airport as he waited to board a plane to Malaysia.
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Leveraging special economic zones for the economy
News, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu, Published on 08/07/2015
» One government policy which has gained much public attention is the creation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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Surviving the caliphate: refugees reveal life under IS rule
News, Published on 22/06/2015
» Inside the Islamic State (IS)'s realm, the paper testifying that you have "repented" from your heretical past must be carried at all times. Many people laminate it just to be safe. It can mean the difference between life and death.
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Can Thailand free its modern-day slaves?
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» In 1905, King Chulalongkorn enacted an historic law that abolished slavery in Thailand, then known as Siam. The slaves were freed. The US government also ended slavery in America by granting freedom to slaves.
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Politicians need PR
News, Published on 31/07/2014
» Both letters from Kuldeep Nagi (“Charter will polarise”, July 30) and Vint Chavala (“Fire up the PR machine”, July 30) show the writers will never be “happy campers”.
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Things aren't always as they appear
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 14/08/2014
» For more than a decade, we have all heard about the violence in the Deep South provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Media reports about crimes, car bombs and attacks on civilians have created a picture of a cursed, dangerous land in my mind. I'm sure it's not only me. Most people in other parts of Thailand also assume that the Deep South is a place we all should avoid. Outsiders are targeted, violence is common and every step is risky.
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Migrant workers deserve proper treatment
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/06/2014
» It is a morally disturbing fact that most if not all foreign illegal migrant workers have been exploited in both their home countries and in Thailand.
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Stopping visa run abuse a good step
News, Published on 18/05/2014
» The days of living and working in Thailand without a visa are over, if the Immigration Bureau lives up to its promise. No longer will language teachers, restaurateurs or anyone else working in Thailand be able to jump over the border every fortnight, month or three months to get a fresh stamp under the pretence they are tourists.
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Prayuth take on separatism hikes tension
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/03/2014
» Army commander Prayuth Chan-ocha's tougher stance towards the political stalemate resulted from the so-called "Lanna separatism" issue and now the political mercury is soaring.
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Crime with no borders
News, Published on 11/03/2014
» Last Friday night at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, two men using stolen passports boarded a flight bound for Beijing. The cause of the presumed crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight is still undetermined, but the use of fraudulent passports raises strong suspicions of terrorism. Both passports were stolen in Thailand, once again focusing attention on this country's reputation as a world centre of forged, fake and counterfeit travel documents.
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