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Leading Thai seafood boss: Shrimp probe ‘wake-up call’

December 27, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Robin McDowell and Martha Mendoza Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The president of one of the world’s biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Tuesday after saying an Associated Press investigation that linked slave-peeled shrimp to his company should be a “wake-up call” to the industry. Thiraphong Chansiri said Thai Union will spend […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AP, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Best Aquaculture Practices, Big Australian, Buddy Galetti, Chris York, Gavin Gibbons, Global Aquaculture Alliance, Leading Thai, National Fisheries Institute, New York Kristen Gelineau, Olive Garden, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Red Lobster, Samut Sakhon, Southwind Foods, Susan Coppedge, Thai Union, Thailand, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Alibaba buys Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post

December 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced that it’s buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, as part of a plan to create a global platform for news about China. Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., founded by billionaire Jack Ma, said it signed […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, Bangkok Post, Beijing, Chinese, HK, Hong Kong, Jack Ma, Kerry Group, Robert Kuok, Rupert Murdoch, SCMP, South China Morning Post, Tiananmen Square, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, editorial, technology

School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand

October 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative license has its limits in Thailand. “‘You are here to learn discipline,” the officer shouted. “‘Do you understand?” “‘Yes, sir!” shouted back the group […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Chin Tangtarntana, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, DROP, Kongsak Klaeiklang, Natdanai Kedsanga, Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Pongpat Puchiangdang, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, communication, editorial, social media

About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved. Many are migrant workers abandoned by their boat captains after the government passed a moratorium on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, AP, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Burma, Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, IOM, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Myanmar, Ngwe Thein, Phil Robertson, Steve Hamilton, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

A mercurial junta leader known for sharp tongue — Banana peel, birthday plans, and multiple personalities

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman and Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ear tugs. A flying banana peel. Sarcastic remarks about getting smacked, or punched — or even executed. Such is life for the press corps covering Thailand’s notoriously testy military ruler. Since leading a putsch that ousted Thailand’s elected government last May, general-turned-prime minister Prayuth […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Brunei, EXECUTION, Khon Kaen, Koh Tao, MAYBE, Manop Thip-osod, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Supreme Court, Thai Journalists Association, Thailand, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, attention, censorship

Award-winning film from Thai director expertly defies conventions

June 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who turns 40 in July, began making feature films 11 years ago in 2000. Working outside the Thai studio system, he quickly established himself as an artistic maverick, with films rich in light and spirit.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, Andrew Hamlin, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Bangkok Post, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, Surrounding Uncle Boonmee, Thailand, Thanapat Saisaymar, Vol 30 No 25 | June 18 - June 24

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