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Dr. Nattha Komolvadhin
Television Journalist
Thai Public Broadcasting Service (ThaiPBS)
The ICLC2012 plenary speaker, Dr. Nattha Komolvadhin, began her journalist career at the Nation Group in 1994. She worked as an economic journalist for ITV, now a defunct television station, between 1996 and 1998 before being granted the Royal Thai Government Scholarship to further her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in the United Kingdom. While pursuing her postgraduate study in London, Dr. Nattha also worked part-time as a BBC correspondent for BBC Thai Language Division. Dr. Nattha received her Ph.D. in Sociology and Gender Studies from London School of Economics, University of London in 2004. Between 2005-2008, Dr. Nattha worked as a researcher at Chiang Mai University. At present, as the ASEAN News editor and anchor at Thai Public Broadcasting Service (ThaiPBS), she is one of the regular presenters of the news and current affairs programme, Thini ThaiPBS (This is ThaiPBS) and the interview-based current affairs programme, Topchot (Questions answered). She has interviewed Thai and world political leaders including the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Aung San Suu Kyi. Having considered her solid background in academic training and media professional practices, Dr. Nattha Komolvadhin is therefore invited to share her insights and her first hand experience in media profession to the ICLC2012 participants.