Human trafficking in Thailand - 14 Apr 2008
Authorities plan to increase border checks to curb smuggling of people into the country that is home to about 2 million Myanmar workers who also face a life of exploitation.
‘Heavy drinking’ mars Thai New Year - 13 Apr 08
Thai residents have been celebrating their New Year with traditional festivities.
It is also an occasion famous for
and heavy drinking.
But one feature of the Songkran celebration is less festive - the carnage on Thai roads, as drunken revellers attempt to drive home.
Selina Downes reports.
Thai farmers guard rice harvests - 06 April 2008
The cost of rice, one of the world’s most basic foods, is rising fast and with it, discontent.
The World Bank has warned that 33 countries face potential social unrest because of spiralling food prices.
In terms of rice, the sky-rocketing cost comes despite record harvests.
As Paul Allen reports, farmers in Thailand are now going to extreme measures to protect their crops.
The Lost Tribe Part 3 - March 15 08
They fought alongside the CIA during the Vietnam War. And they’ve been paying for it ever since. About 7000 of them are still hiding in remote jungles, left behind by those lucky enough to flee. Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley is following their plight. In part three of his special reports, a brief reunion of sorts for one family.
Religious unrest in southern Thailand - 16 Nov 07
Thousands of people have lost their lives in the separatist struggle in southern Thailand.As a result, suspicion and tension has risen in the Buddhist and Muslim communities in the region. But one woman is determined to bridge the divide.Al Jazeera’s David Hawkins reports.