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Asean ministers resent China's moves to "militarise" South China Sea
Kyodo News, Published on 28/02/2016
» VIENTIANE - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) adopted a statement Saturday expressing veiled resentment over China's building of artificial islands and fortifying of its garrison in the South China Sea, without specifically naming the country.
Brave student sees beyond his disability
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 28/02/2016
» Describing himself as "man of science", Pawin Piamthai refuses to succumb to his fate. In August, he will become the first blind student at one of the most selective colleges, the faculty of engineering at Chulalongkorn University.
And that was the last time we saw him
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/02/2016
» On the morning of Jan 24, 28-year-old Fadel Sohmarn left his home on a Honda motorcycle to meet his bride-to-be, a teacher at Mohammadiah School.
At long last, a special friend comes in from the Cold War
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 28/02/2016
» As the US alliance with Thailand suffers strain following the 2014 coup, Russia has delivered combat helicopters to the military regime and now wants to provide tanks, counter- terrorism training, security intelligence and other assistance.
Thais get a chance to show their pride at the Mardi Gras
Spectrum, Published on 28/02/2016
» Noppadol “Bon” Thapanakriangkrai is on a mission to bring a touch of Thailand to Sydney’s world-famous Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras when it hits the streets next Saturday.
Farang behaving badly
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/02/2016
» There was a news story a month ago that made a splash in the Thai press but went under the radar here in the English-language news world. It happened at the Southern Bus Terminal in Taling Chan, and it involved two Australian tourists who were robbed at gunpoint of their belongings.
Rihanna’s anti thesis
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 28/02/2016
» The pop provocateur puts out her long-awaited eighth LP, but those expecting instant hits should look elsewhere.
An oasis under threat
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/02/2016
» Last week in this column I discussed Thailand’s system of managing tourism, one that is causing the degradation and destruction of many old communities and valuable historical sites. I suggested a number of reasons for this situation, some concerned with the tourists themselves, some with investors, some with the government offices that oversee tourism and some with an ongoing deterioration in the communities. This week I would like to look at what is happening in one riverside community in Chanthaburi, a very old one that is a new member among the ranks of the victims of Thailand’s destructive tourism policies and practices.
Getting it all ship-shape
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 28/02/2016
» Sean G wrote to ask for help with contact information for a phytosanitary certification. “I hear that it is done at Kasetsart University but I can’t find anything online and this is the only article I can find that is relevant,” he said, referring to the May 17, 2015, Green Fingers page titled “Have plants, will travel”.
Afternoon of the Blue Lagoon
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 28/02/2016
» Thailand’s A-list celebrities gathered in force to experience “MahaSamutr Lagoon”, Asia’s largest man-made lagoon at the MahaSamutr Country Club in Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan province, last weekend.