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Justice due for slain activist
News, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2018
» It is exactly 12 months since young Lahu rights activist and artist Chaiyaphum Pasae was shot dead at a military-run checkpoint near the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district. His premature death -- he was only 17 at the time -- is still shrouded in mystery.
Don't let the black leopard die
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/03/2018
» In the wake of the scandal where Italian-Thai Development president and three men were caught allegedly poaching protected animals in a wildlife sanctuary, an outpour of artwork has been created to pressure the concerning authority to mete out due justice. This is understandable as many have little faith in Thai justice system given its track record of double standards. This week, I decided to highlight some of the pieces in hope that this case won't fade into oblivion anytime soon.
Lack of unity in drug sweep
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2018
» The government has launched yet another series of anti-drugs sweep aimed at taming the North. They are part of the decades-old campaign to wipe out trafficking in illicit drugs. Authorities came up with reports to the public that had a very tired look and feel. A one-month "massive" suppression campaign resulted in the arrests of 63 suspects, the seizure of many kilogrammes of drugs and the unsurprising discovery of some 241 million baht of "assets" -- cash, gold, cars and motorcycles, up-scale homes, land and condominiums.
Lost opportunity on human rights
News, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2017
» Once US President Donald Trump lands in Manila to attend the East Asia Summit on Sunday, national leaders from half the Asean member states can be at ease without worrying about being chided by the US leadership over human rights abuses and waning democracy in their countries. During the 31st Asean Summit and related meetings that end on Tuesday, leaders from Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines are unlikely to be pressed on issues that have traditionally concerned the US.
Activist death still a mystery
News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2017
» Almost six months after young Lahu activist Chaiyapoom Pasae was shot dead at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district, the case remains a mystery.
Cell-by dates
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 06/08/2017
» The day after That Woman's closing statement in her malfeasance trial, national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul seemed painfully unhappy about something. He looked the way men with look with multi-day dyschezia or domestic dissimilarity. He said her approximately 900 supporters gathered at the court were well behaved "thanks to the 300 police" he ordered in.
Philippine insurgency stems from lack of compromise
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 28/06/2017
» A month ago, hardly anybody outside the Philippines had ever heard of Marawi. Now it's the latest front in the war against the Islamic State (IS). More evidence, if you needed it, that the terrorism associated with the IS will go on long after Mosul and Raqqa have been liberated and "Caliph Ibrahim" (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) has been killed or captured.
Brutal murder case is a lesson to us all
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 11/06/2017
» The recent arrest of the three female suspects in the murder and dismembering case of a 22- year-old karaoke bar girl Warisara Klinjui in Khon Kaen's Khao Suan Kwang district has unveiled a dark reality in Thai society, and at the same time it has taught members of the public many life lessons.
Justice still elusive for Karen forest dwellers
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/04/2017
» After three years of trying in vain to seek justice for her husband who mysteriously disappeared after being arrested by forest officials, Pinnapa "Mueno" Prueksapan has arrived at the painful conclusion long realised by the poor and powerless in this country.
No right to bear arms, no right to violence
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 28/03/2017
» Three separate incidents in last few weeks defined a deep-rooted malevolence that continues to tear the fabric of Thai society apart.