Stories about Thailand from September, 2011
Video: Water Bottle Lights and Other Eco-Friendly Inventions
Solar lights and hot water heaters from plastic water bottles, houses made from trash and a way to do without plastic bags are some of the projects making reducing, reusing and recycling not only fun and affordable but also vital in improving the quality of life of people all around the world.
Thailand: Commemoration of 2006 Coup
Lillian Suwanrumpha posts pictures of the assembly of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship or popularly known as Red Shirts as the group commemorated the five-year anniversary of the...
Southeast Asia: Press Freedom Heroes
Three Southeast Asian journalists (Cambodia's Hang Chakra, Malaysia's Zulkiflee Anwar Ul Haque, and Thailand's Chiranuch Premchaiporn) were recognized by the Human Rights Watch for their promotion of press freedom in...
Thailand: Voluntary Minimum Wage Increase?
According to several online reports cited by Bangkok Pundit, the Thailand government can't force private companies to implement a minimum wage increase. The wage hike is one of the election...
Thailand: Yingluck and Feminism
Kaewmala analyzes if the election of Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand's first female Prime Minister is a victory for feminism as well.
Thailand's Government Public Relations Department
Thailand's Government Public Relations Department which is under the Office of the Prime Minister has created a twitter account and enhanced its website to provide official news and information about...
Thailand: Lese Majeste Trial of Webmaster
CJ Hinke of the Freedom Against Censorship Thailand or FACT writes about the resumption of the Lese Majeste trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, webmaster of Thailand’s independent news website Prachatai.
