BEING A PRISONER with HIV in a Thai jail was, until a few years ago, a death sentence even if you were a minor offender. Many inmates in Thai detention centres are still unable to get cheap life-saving drugs despite the fact that the general population... ...full story at The Nation
from The Nation on Fri, Jan 16 2009
see also:
| 17 Jan 09 |
  |
Thai Prisoners Train in Olympic Boxing »
YouTube video ZHANG:
For most inmates crammed into Thailand's prisons, fame, fortune, and freedom are just pipe dreams.
But for around 200 inmates training at this Bangkok prison, the dream could come true--if they can win a place on the country's national boxing... |
| 20 Aug 08 |
 |
Activists challenge French drug company » The Nation Case would test the availability of life-saving drugs in the future |
| 05 Sep 07 |
 |
Life as a Thai Mistress (Part 2) » Thai Blogs This is the conclusion to my previous story Confessions of a Thai Minor Wife. Just how long has it been, since you got yourself into your present relationship? Quite long, around 2 years. I couldn’t be bothered committing myself to anyone, I didn... |
| 08 Dec 09 |
|
Alleged Thai spy goes on trial » Bangkok Post A Thai national charged with spying on a visit by fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra went on trial in a Cambodian court Tuesday, facing a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail. |
| 04 Jul 09 |
|
Thai Website: Life in Samut Prakan Province » Thai Blogs The www.paknam.com website started ten years ago as a project to show people around the world, in words and pictures, the life in a typical Thai city. We called them "virtual tourists" and didn't really expect them to come to our city. Over the years... |
| 05 Jan 09 |
|
M.L. Manich Jumsai (1908 - 2009). A life devoted to education » The Nation The name M.L. Manich is synonymous with the dictionaries - Thai-English-Thai, Thai-French-Thai, and Thai-German-Thai - that he pioneered 70 years ago for students of limited means.The dictionaries were the tip of the iceberg in his lifelong devotion to... |
blogs
china
thailand
japan
technology