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Carnage: An analysis of Thailand's road safety
Spectrum, Jan-David Franke, Published on 03/06/2018
» Every 22 minutes, a human being dies on Thailand's roads. At 24,000 deaths a year -- the equivalent of a small city -- traffic ends more lives prematurely in this country than strokes, Aids, any single kind of cancer, pneumonia, or diabetes.
A life in limbo
Spectrum, Jan-David Franke, Published on 06/05/2018
» It is Monday morning in Suan Phlu, Bangkok. Its streets as busy as usual -- motorbike taxis rushing by, vendors selling fruit on the corner, a Koel singing its annoying song and someone somewhere cooking fish. The city is full of life. And yet, just a few hundred metres from the air-conditioned cafe in which I am sitting, more than a thousand men, women and even children are deprived of the ability to take part in this life. Seen from the soi's main street, the unassuming complex bears an equally unassuming sign which reads "Immigration Bureau". The building conveys little of the reality behind it.
Germany jumps in on climate change
News, Jan-David Franke, Published on 25/04/2018
» Bangkok and Berlin have officially launched a climate project to help Thailand meet its ambitious environmental targets.
Thailand 'not free' since coup
News, Jan-David Franke, Published on 13/04/2018
» Thailand bears little resemblance to a liberal democracy and it’s only getting worse. This is the verdict of US think tank Freedom House.
UN examines rights in Thai workplaces
News, Jan-David Franke, Published on 05/04/2018
» UN experts have presented their preliminary observations on the state of human rights in Thailand's private sector and provided recommendations to the government and businesses to improve corporate respect for human rights and strengthen access to effective remedies.
Fund to help push for cleaner fridges
News, Jan-David Franke, Published on 02/04/2018
» The German, British and Thai governments have joined forces to make refrigerators and air-conditioners more environmentally friendly.