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Cyril PAYEN
BURMA
Ethnic Karens under attack
Almost 1,800 Karens have found refuge in Thailand since June 3, when the Burmese army began an offensive against the separatists fighters of this ethnic minority. The humanitarian situation is extremely worrying.
THAILAND
Red shirts show support for former PM Thaksin
FRANCE 24 went to Chiang Rai, in the north of Thailand, to meet supporters of the exiled former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Opposed to the current government, they wear red shirts in a show of support for their political hero.
CAMBODIA
Back to unfamiliar roots
A number of US-born children of refugees who fled the Khmer Rouge grew up in US ghettos. But under American law, they are sent back to Cambodia if they are convicted twice as felons. Their return back in their own unknown country can be nightmarish.
THAILAND
Southern paradise lost to a ‘phantom’ war
Southern Thailand is no dream holiday destination. In the last five years, more than 3,000 people have been killed there during an ongoing civil war between the Thai army and Islamist militants, whose existance was unknown to many.
THAILAND
Constitutional Court decision could spark coup
A judgement by the Thai Constitutional Court on Tuesday could signal the end of the present government. As the blockade of Bangkok's terminals continues, one protester was killed and 20 others wounded by a bomb at Don Mueang airport.
FRANCE 24 RECOGNISED
AIB awards for Burma reporting and multimedia work
The Association of International Broadcasting (AIB) awarded two prizes to France 24 for its multimedia approach to news coverage and for reporting by Cyril Payen, Solomon Kane and Paul Rush at protests in Burma in October 2007.
FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE - BURMA
Crackdown in the heart of Burma
In November 2008, the Association of International Broadcasting (AIB) awarded two prizes to France 24: for reporting in Burma in October 2007 by Cyril Payen, Solomon Kane and Paul Rush and for our multimedia approach to news coverage.
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