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Thin Lei Win

AlertNet Correspondent

Location: Thailand

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Thin Lei Win joined AlertNet in June 2008, becoming the first AlertNet journalist to be based in Asia. Prior to joining AlertNet, Thin worked at trade publications in Singapore and most recently as a freelance writer in Vietnam. She has a Masters in Multi-Media Journalism from Bournemouth University.

Latest blog posts by Thin Lei Win

  1. The innocuous plastic tube in one of IRRI's experimental rice fields in Los Banos, Philippines. Using this to produce rice could reduce water usage by up to 30 percent. ALERTNET/Thin Lei Win

    PHOTO BLOG: Will a plastic tube revolutionise rice growing?

    02 May 2012 11:00 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | Solutions for a hungry world

    A plastic tube could save up to 30 percent of water used in producing rice - a staple food for more than half the world's ...

  2. A farmer removes rice grains from their stalks at a rice field at Gowa district, Indonesia's South Sulawesi province May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad

    Should there be an alternative staple food to rice?

    02 May 2012 11:00 BST | Comments (2)

    Thin Lei Win | Solutions for a hungry world

    Rice is the single largest user of fresh water and, in many places where water is getting scarcer, finding an alternative ...

  3. Patients suffering from dengue fever lie under mosquito nets at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept 13, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

    Will climate change tip poor nations' health systems over the edge?

    26 April 2012 17:11 BST | Comments (1)

    Thin Lei Win | Climate Conversations

    Evidence of how climate shifts are affecting people's health is weak, but some officials and aid agencies are starting to act

  4. Thai NGO advocates safe sex in Bangkok red-light districts

    14 February 2012 12:39 GMT | Comments (4)

    Thin Lei Win | Photo Blog

    SWING conducts HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in red light districts of Bangkok and Pattaya

  5. Laos needs help developing legal aid –Asia Foundation

    29 September 2011 10:36 BST | Comments (1)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    There are only three legal aid clinics to support tens of thousands of Laotians

  6. Indonesia’s president vows to protect forests

    28 September 2011 11:23 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | AlertNet Scrapbook

    Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirms a commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 percent

  7. Philippines customs chief tackles attempts at cronyism

    27 September 2011 12:11 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    Official says those who try to use his name to influence any transactions or Customs personnel will face sanctions

  8. Two Thai anti-trafficking police to be charged with bribe taking -paper

    27 September 2011 11:55 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    The suspects also accused of abuse of authority -The Nation

  9. Poor women farmers in Philippines need reproductive rights – congresswoman

    23 September 2011 11:51 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    The Reproductive Health Bill has generated controversy in the mainly Catholic country

  10. Four in 10 foreign men said to come to Philippines for sex tourism -paper

    23 September 2011 11:44 BST | Comments (4)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    US ambassador to Philippines says it is unacceptable

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