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Chit Phumisak: A poet who inspired the hearts of revolution

In 1930, Chit Phumisak was born poor in the Prachinburi Province of Thailand. Little did he know that decades later people would refer him as an intense writer possessing the poetic touch to reach the lives of many, ...

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Our hypocrisy, our prejudice against drug-users

People are prone to passing out judgments on to drug-users, and by doing so, society makes a mockery of its quest for compassion and merciful behaviours. ...

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Abandoning The Great Illusion

By abandoning the great illusion, we come to terms with ourselves through hardship and perseverance, and we embrace the reality that our immortality starts when others change their behaviors in response to our selfle ...

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Bangkok Style, by Zashnain

Bangkok, a metropolis, a colossal organic realm with 12 million people. I've yet to completely explore the city; visiting only a small portion, but I'm inhaling and embracing the adventure... passionately. ...

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Fighting Breaks Out in Shan State

Clashes have erupted in eastern Burma only weeks after a ceasefire was signed between the government and opposition Shan State Army (SSA). The fighting broke out earlier this week after Shan troops encountered three ...

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Flood Report: Migrant Workers Stranded & Abandoned By Corporations

Bangkok's migrant population is at risk. Many abandoned by their multi-national employers to fend for themselves. The corporations make money, and when things go against them, they flee to safety leaving their worke ...

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Thailand: Relief Work Made Dysfunctional By. . .

Politics. This single factor, raging uncontrollably, causes delay in supply deliveries, medicine left unreplenished, volunteers working in isolation, confusion among authorities and those in urgent need of help are u ...

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Flood Report: Unprecedented Damage to Thailand and Its People

As the floods tore through the rural areas from the north, destructive forces violated the terrain, causing unprecedented damage to the natural environment. I am here, in the heart of Thailand, providing whatever ass ...

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Rebuttal to U Khin Maung Saw’s Misinformation on Rohingya

Numerous Crimes Against Humanity have been committed by the Burmese military regime and non-state actors against the Rohingya people ...

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Tip, A Streetkid Living In A Flooded Bangkok

Tip, a thin 12-year old girl, lives on the back lane near Don Mueang airport with her friends. She has a small scar on her neck and an impish smile. Homeless, streetkid, out-of-school, while her mother and three youn ...

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My Rohingya – Documentary

My Rohingya Documentary, A First Documentary by Thananuch Sanguansak,a woman journalist from Thailand. ...

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The Persecution of the Rohingya

The Rohingya are one of Burma’s most oppressed groups – an enormous statement when one considers the horrendous overall context. ...

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