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3 Jan 2019 2 minute read

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Bangkok street sellers live to fry another day

Peter Yeung reports on the politics of street food in Bangkok - an informal industry currently under threat...

2 Feb 2018 6 minute read

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Thailand’s intergenerational exiles

‘My mother said to me “this is just history repeating itself’.” Thai-British academic Giles Ji Ungpakorn...

12 May 2016 7 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

The Mekong River is not for sale!

The landscape, and the local peoples’ livelihood, have irrevocably changed, Gary Wockner reports in this...

7 Oct 2015 5 minute read

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Syrian refugees in Bangkok: caught between a rock and a hard place

Alexi Demetriadi reports on those forced to choose between a fast and slow death.

15 Apr 2015 5 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Thailand’s midnight flower-sellers

The country’s indigenous groups are the most vulnerable to exploitation, documents Alexia Kalaitzi.

16 Dec 2014 5 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

2014: A historic year for social movements in Asia

Nithin Coca explores the intricacies of social revolutions and their importance for democracy.

5 Sep 2014 5 minute read

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Thailand’s youth asked to cyber-spy for the state

Not satisfied with its crackdown on internet freedom, the junta has new plans to increase its control, reveals David...

23 May 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

No room left for democracy in Thailand’s political chaos

Mary Warren on the military coup and the struggle for control of the beleaguered Asian nation.

11 Mar 2014 3 minute read

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Free the seafood slaves

Migrant workers are still being violently abused in the Thai fishing industry, reports Steve Trent.

28 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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The Thai protest parody

Cod Satrusayang believes that opposing demonstrators should unite against incompetent leaders instead of...

17 Oct 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Thailand must do more to end human trafficking

Iris Gonzales talks to those affected by a lucrative and terrible trade.

14 Aug 2013 7 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

The case of Ban Mae Surin: tragic accident or foul play?

Daniel Pye and Saw C Rogers investigate a suspicious fire which killed 37 Burmese refugees...

Sold to the sea: trafficking in the Thai fishing industry

30 May 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Sold to the sea: trafficking in the Thai fishing industry

Migrants who escape violent, unpaid work can face a corrupt legal system. Andy Hickman meets a group from...

1 May 2012 5 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

When Western therapies fail

Is a Western approach the best way to engage with the mental health issues of other cultures? Nick Harvey visits Burmese...

2 Sep 2011 5 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Stripping Burma bare

With its lax environmental laws, Burma has become a battleground for neighbouring countries keen to get their hands on the...

Shinawatra victory bodes well for Thailand's poor

14 Jul 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Shinawatra victory bodes well for Thailand's poor

The Pheu Thai Party has defeated the Bangkok élite - royalists,
socialites and military. The lower classes have found...

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