photo-journ's newsblog by John Le Fevre

Does Thailand’s failure to communicate mask a bigger problem?

Songkran Bangkok 2015 photo special (gallery)

Camera Drones: a necessary tool of 21st century photo-journalism

The death of Thai democracy: the removal of Yingluck Shinawatra in photos (galleries)

Inside the factory building Thailand’s Mercedes-Benz’s photo special (gallery)

Thailand’s education system hampering auto manufacturing industry’s growth

Thailand

Thailand Labour Day 2013 photo special (gallery)

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has promised to review a raft of workers rights and conditions and demands raised by Thailand…

By John Le Fevre on May 2, 2013

Best in the world: Thailand’s low-cost, distance learning solution (gallery)

At a nondescript ceremony inside the grounds of Wang Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin, Thailand on December 5, 1995, Khwankeo…

By John Le Fevre on April 15, 2013

Hold the phone, Thailand telcos “worse than unanaesthetised root-canal”

Getting connected to mobile phone and data services in most countries of the world is a simple matter of buying a…

By John Le Fevre on January 3, 2013

Editorial

Is Myanmar another Rwanda genocide in the making?

The events of the last two weeks in Myanmar bear…

By John Le Fevre on March 31, 2013

Thailand FM: Thais need educating that foreigners visiting Thailand are not targets

Thailand’s high-value tourism industry has taken a battering courtesy of…

By John Le Fevre on July 29, 2012

Betrayal in the land of smiles – the death of Gareth Paul Davies

The death of Leicestershire English teacher Gareth Davies is one…

By John Le Fevre on March 30, 2012

Indonesia

US demands royalties on influenza A(H1N1) Mexican swine flu vaccine as thousands more fall ill

An intergovernmental meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO), has failed to reach an agreement on sharing influenza virus research material and access to vaccines, with the US…

By John Le Fevre on May 17, 2009

Further delay possible for Bali bombers

The execution of the islamist fundamentalists responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people could face further delays. The possibility of the sentences against…

By John Le Fevre on October 20, 2007

Gili Trawangan: a paradise lost *updated

Located only 35 kilometres to the east of Bali, the island of Lombok has long had a reputation for being the uncommercialised version of Indonesia’s best known tourism…

By John Le Fevre on September 21, 2007

Malaysia

Sadistic Malaysian employer Yim Pek Ha jailed for 18-years for abusing maid out on bail

In August 2007 I wrote Death of maid in Malaysia highlights endemic foreign worker abuse which chronicled the…

By John Le Fevre on March 23, 2009

Death of maid in Malaysia highlights endemic foreign worker abuse (video)

The torture-murder of a 24-year-old Indonesian maid in her employers house in Malaysia last week is just the…

By John Le Fevre on August 23, 2007

Foreigners caned most in Malaysia (video)

When video of a drug trafficker being caned (rotaned) in Malaysia was leaked onto the Internet last week…

By John Le Fevre on August 7, 2007

Pictorial specials
Video Specials

Red-shirts return to Ratchaprasong for anniversary of deadly 2010 crackdown (gallery)

One year after the violent military crackdown against red-shirt…

By John Le Fevre on May 19, 2011

Behind the scenes at Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2011 (gallery)

The 27th Miss Tiffany’s Universe transgender beauty pageant came…

By John Le Fevre on May 17, 2011

Who killed Seh Daeng (เสธ แดง)? (gallery)

One year ago today as red-shirt (เสือ้แดง) protesters hunkered…

By John Le Fevre on May 17, 2011

Sirapatsorn Attayakorn: Miss Tiffany’s Universe 2011 (gallery)

The winner of the 2011 Miss Tiffany’s Universe transgender…

By John Le Fevre on May 7, 2011

Chiang Mai tourist death probe finds no common link – PR campaign launched to protect tourism industry (video)

Improper handling of pathology samples and limited cooperation by…

By John Le Fevre on August 17, 2011

War of words over Chiang Mai tourist deaths report (video)

When New Zealand 60 Minutes reporter Sarah Hall wrapped…

By John Le Fevre on August 15, 2011

Thailand authorities dismiss chlorpyrifos as cause of Chiang Mai hotel tourist deaths (video)

Thailand public health authorities have dismissed claims made by…

By John Le Fevre on May 25, 2011

Songkran topless coyote girls disturb Thailand – no, it’s not April 1 (video)

Not known for its modesty or the the tameness…

By John Le Fevre on April 17, 2011

The Best Spinner: an essential tool for all freelance journalists

Freelance journalism has always been a challenging career choice and the global economic contractions of the last couple of years has only served to…

By John Le Fevre on October 17, 2010

Online travel bookings soar, but online video advertising flops

Research conducted by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) gives an interesting insight into the travel purchasing methods of British travellers, while research…

By John Le Fevre on October 8, 2008

Bad website design gives no advantage to UK travel agents

An analysis of 115 travel websites belonging to members of the UKs largest travel industry consortium, Advantage Travel Centres, has shown that only 12…

By John Le Fevre on October 2, 2008

Business

Four agreements & panda diplomacy neuters US President’s Thailand visit

Just days after being fawned over by US President Barack Obama on a whirlwind Southeast Asia tour Thailand has signed four bilateral memorandum of agreements with regional powerhouse…

By John Le Fevre on November 21, 2012

Corruption

Get me out of here pleads Leicestershire English teacher Gareth Davies

A seriously ill Leicestershire English teacher in Thailand, Gareth Davies, has phoned friends and relatives begging to be…

By John Le Fevre on March 22, 2012

Environment

Chiang Mai tourist death hotel mystery remains, governor slams foreign media report

Mystery still surrounds the deaths of six foreign tourists and a Thai national tourist guide who stayed at…

By John Le Fevre on May 14, 2011

Human rights

Backflip on Thailand TPP membership talks

In an apparent backflip on a proposed Thailand TPP membership application Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday…

By John Le Fevre on November 17, 2012

Australia

Government porn filter poses greater risks

The Federal Governments plan to force all internet service providers (ISPs) to filter online pornography and violent content…

By John Le Fevre on January 6, 2008

Cambodia

Drug resistant malaria on Thailand-Burma border grows by 3,335%

Two recent studies of malaria along the Thailand-Burma border show that drug-resistant malaria in the region is increasing…

By John Le Fevre on April 8, 2012

Journalism

Thaksin royal pardon has Thailand coup watchers on alert as the 9s line up again

After just 106 days in office the coming days promise to be a tense period for the government…

By John Le Fevre on November 18, 2011