Thailand
Imprisoned for insulting royalty: Thais question law after prisoner’s death
It was an unlikely place for a funeral: religious rites for Ampon Tangnoppakul, also known as “Uncle SMS”, were held Wednesday night outside Bangkok’s Criminal Court. Hundreds gathered to mourn the man who was jailed for sending government authorities text messages judged as offensive to Thailand’s royalty. Read more…
Bangkok fights fetid floodwaters with thousands of purifying balls
Drug traffickers target Chinese sailors on Mekong River
Thirteen Chinese sailors were killed on the Mekong River when drug traffickers attacked their boats on Wednesday, October 5. The attack took place in the Golden Triangle, a jungle area on the border between Thailand, Burma and Laos notorious for its opium production. A sailor who works in the Golden Triangle brought us this account. Read more…
Insect diet may be the solution for a hungry world
Phuket's bloody 'vegetarian festival'
Outside Bangkok, "Red Shirts" still fighting, burn down city hall
"Red Shirt" protestors in Ubon Ratchathani province have burnt the City Hall to the ground. Our Observer there has just sent us these photos. See more...
"FreakingCat", reporting from the barricades journalists steer clear of
The current climate in central Bangkok has made it one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work after three reporters were shot on Friday. While increasingly fewer of them risk getting close to the violence, some "citizen journalists", like our Observer "FreakingCat", continue to report from the front line. Read more and the see the pictures...
