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Stateless Lao still struggling for basic rights 40 years later
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 14/12/2015
» The 21-year civil war in Laos forced a large number of Lao people to seek refuge in Thailand, and many of them still live in the country today.
Police look on as anti-coup rally goes ahead
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 19/09/2015
» Hundreds of anti-coup activists rallied at Democracy Monument on Saturday evening after defying an order not to march there, but police made no attempt to break up the event.
NRSA sets 20-month reform goal
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 19/10/2015
» The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has unveiled a new "1-1-18" timeframe for its work on reform and is set to establish a committee to foster reconciliation.
Kritsada parts with history to take up Interior chief post
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 22/07/2015
» Kritsada Boonrach, director-general of the Provincial Administration Department, will be the next permanent secretary of the Interior Ministry — and one of the first who didn't graduate from Chulalongkorn or Thammasat Universities, which traditionally have provided the academic grounding of almost all interior permanent secretaries in the past.
Packed draft charter needs trimming down, PM says
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 08/05/2015
» The draft constitution is highly controversial and its contents should be trimmed down in order to gain approval, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Protest against waste-to-energy project
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 16/06/2015
» About 100 people from Pathum Thani province rallied at the Government House complaints centre in Bangkok on Tuesday morning to oppose a waste-to-energy plant they said was planned for a totally unsuitable site.
Locals tell govt to bin Pathum Thani waste power plant plan
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/06/2015
» Residents in Pathum Thani are calling on the government to shelve a waste incinerator power plant project in the province due to fears of pollution.
Call to open media to new entrants
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 16/06/2015
» Regulation is still needed in the Thai media market to make it fair, though the government can afford to relax some barriers to entry, says a study funded by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
Public 'must have power' to check on govt
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 27/03/2015
» Political reform and a workable democracy in Thailand will be achieved only when the people are given power to scrutinise those in charge and to protect their interests, prominent academic Thirayuth Boonmi says.
Govt installs phones for hearing impaired
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/04/2015
» New telephone booths for the hearing impaired have been installed nationwide to allow them to communicate with friends, file complaints to the government or make emergency calls.