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I'm Newley Purnell, a journalist in Bangkok. I report for Bloomberg BNA, ABC News Radio, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and more.
My work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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Elsewhere: Selected recent stories
Over the Water, on a Private Island in Cambodia [WSJ Scene Asia]
Despite Floods, Thailand Poised for Tourism Record [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Repairing Ayutthaya’s Ancient Temples [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Floating Lantern Festival Continues Despite Thai Floods [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Thai Flooding Raises Dilemmas For Travelers [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Another Bangkok Zoo Gets Hit By Flooding [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Will Bangkok’s International Airport Stay Dry? [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Confused About Thailand’s Floods? Watch the Whales [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
A Phuket Villa on the Sea [WSJ Scene Asia]
Where to Get Caffeinated in Thailand [WSJ Scene Asia]
Muslim insurgency in Thailand's restive south heats up [Christian Science Monitor]
No. 1, Naturally [WSJ Scene Asia]
Where to Carb-Load in Bangkok [WSJ Scene Asia]
Thailand: Is Yingluck a win for women's rights? [GlobalPost]
Thailand’s landmark election: What comes next? [GlobalPost]
Former ‘King of commercial sex’ turns anti-corruption crusader [GlobalPost]
Molecular Masala [on WSJ.com and in print edition]
On a Quest for Bangkok’s Best Burgers [WSJ.com]
Starting From Scratch: Fund-Raising Lessons Learned in Singapore [Chronicle of Higher Education]
8 things you might not know about Pantip Plaza [CNNGo.com]
Twitter.com/newley
- Amnesty Int'l statement: Thammasat's Nitirat ban is "violation of the human rights principle of academic freedom and should be revoked..." 23 hours ago
- @worldmattworld Have fun! Too bad you're not stopping here in BKK. Do you have much of a layover in Singapore on the way home? 2012/02/10
- Good morning. Thai Airways says it's halting nonstop Bangkok-LA flights from May. http://t.co/5v15jlWy Too bad. (Via @Anasuya) 2012/02/10
- Heavy rain here in central Bangkok. The unseasonably early downpours continue. 2012/02/09
- Self-promotion: My new story at @WSJSEAsia: "As Rainy Season Approaches, Thailand Focuses on Floods." http://t.co/Zg6kDZaT 2012/02/09
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- Thai Airways Says it’s Ending Nonstop Bangkok-LA Flights
- Self-promotion: New WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time Story on Thailand Flood Prevention Measures
- Bloomberg on Pheu Thai’s Proposal to Rewrite Constitution
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- Thammasat Univ. Rector Says He’ll Ask for Rethink on Ban
- Yet More on Thammasat Univ. and Lèse-majesté
- More on Thammasat, Lèse-majesté, and Free Speech
- Thammasat Bans Lèse-majesté-Related Gatherings on Campus
- Thailand Government and Twitter Censorship
- Fashion Commentary from Yingluck’s India Visit
- Thailand’s New 50 Baht Note
- 8 Links
- Two Economics-Related Stories Worth Reading: the iPhone Economy and the Emergence of Dual Gilded Ages
- NY Times on Thailand’s Supply Chain Issues Following Floods
- STRATFOR: “A Hezbollah Threat in Thailand?”
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