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The appalling practises of the Thai fishing industry are increasingly under the spotlight. Source: Flickr Thai police claim more than 100 people have been arrested...
Singapore: Asia’s second most visited city
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Life-like doll craze grips Thailand
Thai Buddhism is often entwined with superstitious beliefs. Source: Pixabay Thailand, despite nodding in the direction of modernisation, remains highly superstitious with its Buddhist beliefs...
Kerry in Laos to plan Asean summit
Laos is chairing Asean this year. Source: Wikimedia US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Laos, where he will lay the groundwork for a...
Thai junta snatch rare dissenter in crowded street
The military will probably be involved in politics for years to come. Source: Wikimedia A student activist was apprehended from a Bangkok street, thrown into...
Thais cower under rule of cruel clowns
The model of the king's water aerator and the giant "shrine" to his achievements in Bangkok's Rama IX park. Source: Asean Economist Thailand’s unappealing military...
Shinawatras step up publicity drive
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Source: Flickr Ousted Thai prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra are distributing an increasing amount of...
Sister of murdered backpacker slams Thai police
The Thai police have a poor reputation domestically and internationally. Source: Wikipedia The sister of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge has described Thailand as a “dangerous...
Thai king treated for several illnesses
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej attends a concert at Siriraj hospital in September 2010. He has been seen little since. Source: Wikimedia Thailand's royal palace has...
‘Racist’ Thai skin whitening advert pulled
Thai labourers normally stay wrapped up to avoid the tropical sun. Photo: AseanEconomist A cosmetics manufacturer in Thailand has withdrawn an advert for a skin-whitening...
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