Freelance Correspondent, reporting for Deutsche Welle (DW)
Berlin, Deutschland
Joined February 2011
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Meet @lek_chailert, owner of @ElephantNatureP and founder of „Save Elephant Foundation“! The animal welfarist from #Thailand has dedicated her life to protecting #elephants in Asia. @dw_environment #GIreporter
Last steps with chains around its feet, first steps into a better life hopefully! @ElephantNatureP #elephant #Thailand #GIreporter
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After more than 20 hours on the road the seven #elephants have finally arrived in their new home @ElephantNatureP. One has even had a mud bath already - blissful! #Thailand @dw_environment #GIreporter
7AM - „drive-by“ breakfast. An #elephant eats up to 250 kilos a day. At least 2 more hours before we‘ll reach @ElephantNatureP where the elephants will find a new home - and more fodder, I‘m sure. #Thailand #GIreporter – at Amphoe Hang Chat, Lampang Province
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Still some 200km to go before 🐘 rescue mission will reach @ElephantNatureP in #ChiangMai. Convoy stopped at a gas station as the truck drivers need to rest for 2 hours. But at least one passenger seems wide awake and curious. #elephants #Thailand #GIreporter
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The key to keeping an elephant happy and calm during a 12-hour truck ride is to keep feeding it. @ElephantNatureP @dw_environment #GIreporter
The route we are taking for relocating 7 elephants from Chang Puak riding camp in Ratchaburi to @ElephantNatureP in Chiang Mai. #GIreporter @dw_environment
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Boarding completed! 7 elephants loaded onto 7 trucks. Off to a better life hopefully! No more riding at their new home @ElephantNatureP. Stay tuned for updates as we make our way to #Chiangmai 800km across #Thailand. #GIreporter
Many elephant camps in #Thailand are struggling to feed their animals as #coronavirus has brought int. #tourism to a halt. Without revenue this owner is forced to sell 7 elephants to @ElephantNatureP. New home is 800km away. Stay tuned as #GIreporter will go along for the rescue! – at Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
My piece on #marriage #equality in #Thailand for @dwnews with @Woodytalk & @Akkharaphol from 2018 was obviously a little premature: youtu.be/D-TcGkV7nrk
But it looks like it’s FINALLY happening.
Same-sex marriage endorsed bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen…
That piece-to-camera for @dwnews went really well...until the monkeys took over the controls. 🙈 #Thailand #Lopburi #monkeybusiness
Thailand: Pro-democracy activists mark Siamese revolution anniversary p.dw.com/p/3eFIr
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I know that #muaythai is quite a controversial subject in the eyes of many (myself included) - especially when it involves kids fighting. But this gym, which I visited 2 years ago for a story (youtu.be/VhfdqVI6ImI), is really doing outstanding work. #Thailand – at Silom, Thailand
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Meet Tarchi, a young and fabulous #Thai #transgender person who let me witness part of her journey to become her true self! #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Born again - Tarchi becomes a woman p.dw.com/p/3dini
More than 3 years ago I reported about a #paraplegic woman whose biggest dream was to walk again with the help of an #exoskeleton. Her medical insurance kept refusing to cover the costs. Now there is a happy ending after all.
youtu.be/01D4L0deJPw facebook.com/111214608885999…
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