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Articles about Thailand, ordered by date. Open 'Thailand' in the New Internationalist magazine app for Android or iOS mobile devices.

Photos (clockwise from top left): Mourners with portraits of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej shortly after his death on 13 October 2016; a man standing on the feet of the giant Buddha at Wat In; working in intense heat to harvest salt from the coastal pans at Samut Songkhram; a collection of amulets protects the bicycle of this man in the Dusit district of the capital, Bangkok.Photo: Jeremy Horner/Panos

Country profile: Thailand

The photos, facts and politics of Thailand.

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NI 523 - Borders - Freedom to move, for everyone - January, 2020
523 - January, 2020
Photo: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Hall of Infamy: The Chakri Dynasty

Constitutional monarchs of Thailand.

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NI 519 - How to avoid climate breakdown - May, 2019
519 - May, 2019
A trader blitzes up a fruit smoothie on Khao San Road, Bangkok – a vibrant street market that is threatened by gentrification.Photo: Parkerphotography / Alamy

Thailand: Fry another day

Peter Yeung reports on the politics of street food in Bangkok - an informal industry currently under threat from the forces of gentrification.

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NI 517 - Trade in Turmoil - January, 2019
517 - January, 2019
Photo: Christian Aid/Matt Gonzelez-Noda

Burma’s refugees still don’t feel safe

The Burmese government has begun discussions with Thailand about repatriating refugees from camps across the border. Melanie Hargreaves reports.

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NI 498 - The coming war on China - December, 2016
498 - December, 2016
Mr. Chak Kineesee, Program and Outreach Director at the Mekong School for Local Knowledge.Photo: © Gary Wocker

The Mekong River is not for sale!

The landscape, and the local peoples’ livelihood, have irrevocably changed, Gary Wockner reports in this photo essay.

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NI 493 - Love in the time of Ebola - June, 2016
493 - June, 2016
Farewell, democracy: using the Hunger Games’ three-fingered salute, which represents thanks and goodbye to a loved one, a Thai woman marks the perceived end of democracy in her country.Photo: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy

King and country

Together, the monarchy and the military hold tightly to the reins of power in Thailand. With little sign of popular resistance, Jo Eckersley wonders if this is likely to change.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
484 - July, 2015
Seafood slaves

Seafood slaves

Overfishing is causing marine ecosystems to collapse in Thailand, writes Jess Worth.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
483 - June, 2015
‘My heart is burning,’ says Thiha Yarzar in the Thai town of Mae Sot.Nick Harvey

When Western therapies fail

Is a Western approach the best way to engage with the mental health issues of other cultures? Nick Harvey visits Burmese refugees in Thailand to find out.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
452 - May, 2012
The family of a five-year-old killed during a raid by the Lao People's Army mourn at the child's grave. Thousands of Hmong, who fought or collaborated with the CIA until communists took over the country in 1975, remain hidden in the jungles of Laos. Photo by Tomas van Houtryve / Panos

Jungle orphans

Nick Harvey reports on the position of the Hmong – both inside Laos and the bleak refugee camps of Thailand.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
425 - September, 2009

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Borders - Freedom to move, for everyone January, 2020
How to avoid climate breakdown May, 2019
Trade in Turmoil January, 2019
The coming war on China December, 2016
Love in the time of Ebola May, 2016
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Mental health May, 2012
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
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