Peace Corps Thanksgiving in Thailand
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 25, 2014) — In celebration of Thanksgiving and the end of two years of service, Peace Corps volunteers in Thailand were recently invited to the U.S. Ambassador’s residence[…]
Category: Thailand
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Franken comments on death of Colonel Bill Lair
Franken remembers former CIA Officer who played an important role in the formation of Minnesota’s Hmong community. ST. PAUL, Minn. (Nov. 2, 2014) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) made the[…]
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UN report: Human rights essential to reconciliation in wake of Thailand political crisis
NEW YORK (June 13, 2014) — Stability and reconciliation can hardly be achieved in Thailand if human rights guarantees are neglected, a group of United Nations independent experts declared June[…]
Once the SE Asian jewel, Thailand’s democracy now on the brink
By ANDREW LAM New American Media BANGKOK (Feb 16, 2014) — At a recent rally here denouncing the caretaker government of Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai party, Nga Nguyen,[…]
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SE Asian feed mission strengthens trade
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Dec. 2, 2013) — Minnesota’s farmers not only provide for their neighbors here at home, but also around the world. The importance of international relationships in agriculture[…]
Thai Buddhist leader dies at 100
BANGKOK (Oct. 24, 2013) — His Holiness Phra Yannasangwon, the 19th Supreme Patriarch, the Head of all Members of the Sangha and the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch of Thailand died Thursday[…]
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Nichkhun Horvejkul: A Pan Asian Star is Born
By ANDREW LAM New America Media SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 16, 2013) — Nichkhun Horvejkul is a cultural phenomenon. Born and raised in Southern California, his high school friends told him[…]
Thai Buddhist Temple serves Hmong in St. Paul
By DAVID ZANDER AHMAY YA CHUNG YANG AAP contributing writers ST. PAUL (June 5, 2013) — From the outside, nothing distinguishes Watmongkhool-Khunaram from the family residences on the block. The[…]
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The Karpovsky Variations
The Playwrights’ Center presents a reading of Adam Kraar’s new play The Karpovsky Variations on Monday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at 2301 E. Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis. The reading[…]
Conviction of editor in Thailand setback for human rights
NEW YORK (Jan. 23, 2013) — The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the harsh conviction of an editor and activist in Thailand for publishing two articles considered[…]
