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UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network
AFP, Published on 06/11/2012
» The UN Security Council ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant network in Afghanistan, a move welcomed by Kabul but dismissed as meaningless by the Taliban.
Yingluck vows to pursue 'true' democracy, rights framework
News, Published on 09/11/2012
» The Pheu Thai-led government will pursue national reconciliation and human rights recognition until "true democracy" is realised, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told the 5th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) in Indonesia Thursday.
Anti-regime Cuban blogger back at it after arrest
AFP, Published on 12/11/2012
» Despite two arrests in a month, a defiant Cuban blogger is right back at it, criticizing the Havana government as part of a drive that has made her famous abroad even if she is little known at home.
PM tells Brits democracy will triumph
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/11/2012
» LONDON : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday assured the British business sector that her government will overcome the anti-democratic movement in Thailand.
Obama's Myanmar policy offers hope
News, Published on 15/11/2012
» On Nov 8, the White House confirmed that President Barack H Obama is visiting Myanmar as part of a three-nation trip to Southeast Asia from this Saturday until next Tuesday. The visit becomes the first ever by a sitting US president.
Jatuporn makes a point
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/11/2012
» In a world where leaders take responsibility and make sacrifices for the people and the nation, the leadership on both sides of our political divide would be standing in front of the judges. Whether any are guilty of anything, is up to the judicial system to decide.
Activists slam Myanmar amnesty ahead of Obama visit
AFP, Published on 15/11/2012
» Myanmar pardoned hundreds of prisoners Thursday under an amnesty criticised by pro-democracy activists as a cynical ploy to curry favour before a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama.
Energy minister says no nepotism in his appointment
News, Published on 17/11/2012
» 'It's not true about Thaksin's involvement in the energy business in neighbouring countries, not even in Myanmar," claims Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, the newly appointed energy minister whom critics believe was endorsed by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to control the ministry, which has huge potential contracts at stake.
Trouble follows noted graft fighter
News, Published on 17/11/2012
» Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold to symbolise objectivity, but to Dusadee Arayawuthi, the former Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) secretary-general, it might have another meaning altogether.
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/11/2012
» The political atmosphere is steadily heating up in the lead-up to the anti-government rally by the Pitak Siam group at the Royal Plaza on Nov 24-25, with the opposing sides stepping up their war of words and litigation and more outsiders joining the fray.