Missed 's special panel on journalism and trauma in the wake of the Myanmar coup? Catch up on the self care tips and and mental health 101, from our stellar panel and , right here: youtube.com/c/FCCTEvents
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Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet this week, as anger mounts at the junta for stonewalling crisis resolution efforts. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #ASEAN
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Want to get your fix of robust discussion in before closes for the King's birthday? Tonight is your chance. We have a panel of experts and activists discussing the situation of informal workers in the age of COVID.
See you at 7pm!
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A Nigerian man who went on the run after becoming Thailand's first monkeypox case was found in Phnom Penh Saturday and taken to hospital, the Cambodian Health Ministry said. #monkeypox #WhatsHappeningInThailand #WhatsHappeningInCambodia
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Beatiful reporting from 's on the only baby hatch in Japan where a child can be anonymously and safely abandoned.
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Don't miss pub trivia at the tonight at 7pm? Hosted by me. 1000 baht prize for the winning team. fccthai.com/events/81
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Bird bath in Kabul.
Lillian Suwanrumpha photographs a pet pelican being sprayed with water as it stands on top of a car in traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Only one day to go till trivia night! Who will claim our 1000bht prize?
P.S. Entry is free and everyone is invited!
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Join me for pub trivia at the this Friday night 7pm... 1000 baht bar tab up for grabs for the winning team to redeem on the night.
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It's official - will be hosting for a correspondents' dinner on Wednesday, June 22. Want to meet the new Bangkok governor? Got a question for him?
This is your chance.
Read on for more info...
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Shadow Minister doing some excellent multi-tasking during the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into the rise of far right extremism #springst
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All TV crosses on the ABC News Channel should have this energy from now on.
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A top US government official said Saturday there was "no chance" the Myanmar junta's planned elections next year would be free and fair. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar sg.news.yahoo.com/no-chance-myan
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#overheardinthenewsroom. Me, looking through our news agenda: 'Wow, there's a World Naked Bike Ride?'. Video editor: 'Again?? They have that every year!'
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En ThaΓ―lande, l'incroyable marchΓ© de la voie ferrΓ©e de Maeklong retrouve ses touristes #AFP
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"Photographs, by definition, capture a moment in time. But the surviving people in these photographs, especially the children, must somehow go on. We are not symbols. We are human."
I Am Not βNapalm Girlβ Anymore.
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Iβm channeling David for the rest of my life! Thereβs nothing about this I donβt love π₯°πΊ Total legend in my eyes #jesuisdavid
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This is how #Olympics should be!
David Cattoto, a weightlifter from the Republic of Kiribati, failed the competition but danced his way out.
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Reading through the 1994 Rudd report on "Asian Languages and Australia's Economic Future" this week
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...I came across this table outlining national Year 12 enrolments in"priority Asian languages" (Japanese, Mandarin, and Indonesian) for 1982-1992:
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"Only 755 students across Australia studied Indonesian language in year 12 in 2019. Thatβs 0.35% of year 12 students, or one in every 290. In comparison almost 4,000 students studied French that year."
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Thanks for the article .
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Thai authorities have seized 200 kilograms of crystal meth hidden inside a replica Easter Island statue awaiting shipment to Taiwan, police said Thursday. #WhatsHappeningInThailand
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Ice-skating's governing body voted Tuesday to raise its minimum age for senior competitions from 15 to 17
The change, which will occur gradually through 2024/25, follows a Beijing Winter Olympics drugs scandal involving a 15-year-old Russian
#AFPSports
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VIDEO: Six times a day at the Mae Klong Railway Market in Thailand, a passing train drives customers and tourists to scramble into nooks and crannies while vendors used to the routine calmly move their goods off the tracks and close their umbrellas
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Thai railway market back on track post-pandemic.
A train bell rouses a Thai grandmother dozing in her fruit and flower stall, sending her rushing to fold in her awning before the locomotive slowly rumbles past, so close it almost touches her wares
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A delightful place to visit that will capture the imagination of young and old... Mae Khlong Railway Market known as Talad Rom Hup (umbrella closing market in Thai) bustling again post-pandemic #WhatsHappeninglnThailand
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Thai railway market back on track post-pandemic - Digital Journal
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Ice skating's governing body voted Tuesday to raise the minimum age for senior competitions to 17, months after an Olympics drug scandal involving teenage Russian superstar Kamila Valieva.
#iceskating #WhatsHappeningInThailand
Tonight is our first night hosting Bangkok Social Chess - come and join us for a fun night of relaxed chess and conversation!
See you at 7pm π
P.S. You can find Bangkok Social Chess's social media on our event page:
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Itβs great Albanese is in Indonesia, but Australia needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Hereβs 5 ways to start
theconversation.com/its-great-alba
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And the award for weirdest coronavirus picture of the week goes to 's in Shanghai
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Great to finally shake off the "resort" mentality that some former Australian politicians had when it came to Asia. afr.com/policy/foreign
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Sebuah pesan untuk masyarakat Indonesia dari Menteri Luar Negeri yang baru Australia Penny Wong @SenatorWong, dalam kunjungan resmi pertamanya ke Jakarta dengan Perdana Menteri yang baru Anthony Albanese.
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These women are "targeted by a widespread, coordinated, intimidating and malicious campaign that has been crafted to be highly personal, abusive and threatening."
Attacks are "tailored to their individual circumstances" requiring "extensive surveillance"
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Reporting from the world's conflict and disaster zones, journo Fergal Keane was suffering offscreen from an acute form of PTSD. In this new documentary, Fergal lays bare the impact of living with PTSD. Watch on bit.ly/3NqAMY0
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Cambodians vote in local polls as revived opposition vies for seats. The ruling party projected a sweeping victory. news.yahoo.com/cambodians-vot
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Excellent discussion panel on sex abuse and #MeToo in Thailand tonight hosted by . Watch live here: facebook.com/FCCThailand/vi
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politics of sexual assault in Thailand - hear some excellent speakers on a vital issue, , in-house & FB live from 7:15pm Bkk time
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This is our greatest challenge. We need to tell them not only to #BeTheGood but that life moves with the generosity of strangers. In order to be the good, you have to believe there is good in the world. You have to trust.
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