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DAP candidate Lim Kit Siang gives his final speech to Penang voters on May 3 2013, urging supporters to reject money politic...

Malaysia May 14, 2013

This week we discuss the wealth of natural resources and geography that have made ASEAN the Emporium of Southeast Asia for c...

Thailand October 09, 2012

On ASEAN Weekly this week, we focus on the conflict in the state of Arakan or Rakhine State of Myanmar, which has caused rio...

Thailand September 26, 2012

61-year-old "Uncle SMS" received widespread interest after he was prosecuted for sending an SMS breaching Thailand's lese ma...

Thailand September 03, 2012

This week, ASEAN Weekly highlights the path of independence of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. ...

Thailand September 03, 2012

Karen villagers file complaint asking PM to move Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn, chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park. ...

Thailand August 25, 2012

Before Mother's Day in Thailand, a 68-year-old woman visited her son in prison. He was arrested and detained under Section 1...

Thailand August 24, 2012

This week, ASEAN Weekly opens by discussing the split between conservative factions in Burma, and developments in Vietnam, I...

Thailand August 17, 2012

The Belarus Free Theatre, an underground theatre group, was recently in Bangkok to share about the work that they do. ...

Thailand August 16, 2012

This week we discuss news of the 45th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh, which failed for the first time in 45 years. ...

Thailand August 08, 2012

Elisabetta Polenghi, younger sister of Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi gave an interview for Prachatai as an inquest beg...

Thailand July 24, 2012

A weekly wrap-up on ASEAN by Prachatai. This episode is on recent developments in Burma, the Pink Dot LGBT event in Singapor...

Thailand July 17, 2012

On 28 Feb 2012, a group of about 15 people from organisations fighting for social democracy gathered in front of the army he...

Thailand July 16, 2012

On 1 May 2012, the Karen minority communities that are living on the Thai-Burma border took a case to court regarding the sh...

Thailand July 16, 2012

A short film about story of a young photographer in the distant future. The struggle between a childhood dream and the fact ...

Thailand July 13, 2012

On 28 Apr 2012, the Malaysian Federation in "Bersih 3.0 Bangkok", gathered at the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok, and called f...

Thailand July 12, 2012

On May 30, 2012, the Campaign Committee for the Amendment of Article 112 filed an amendment draft of the lese majeste law wi...

Thailand July 12, 2012

On 28 Feb 2012, 9.30am at the equestrian statue area, a network working to reform the organization of a fair wage employees ...

Thailand July 12, 2012

Qi Xiang, 74 years old, is the father of a new young inmate, jailed under charges of lese majeste. He has been sentenced to ...

Thailand July 12, 2012

The film is adapted from 4 short stories of 4 S.E.A. Write Award's writers, tells the lives of Thai people and Thai culture ...

Thailand July 12, 2012