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Self-regulation 'the right path' for media
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/02/2017
» Self-regulation is practical for journalists as an ethical and professional media is an important aspect of democracy, a seminar has been told.
Thai women turn to love in South Korea
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/11/2016
» Yatida Bae didn't plan to become a housewife when she moved to South Korea nine years ago to earn money for her family back in Thailand.
Bangkok bombing suspects deny charges
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/02/2016
» Two Uighur defendants pleaded not guilty to charges brought against them for involvement in the Aug 17 Erawan shrine blast at Ratchaprasong intersection in the Military Court yesterday.
Programmer jailed for lese majeste
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/01/2016
» The Criminal Court yesterday handed down a six-year jail-term to a computer programmer for posting lese majeste content on a Facebook page in 2013.
Saudi envoy returns to Bangkok
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/09/2015
» Saudi Arabia has reinstated its charge d'affaires to Thailand after a year-long protest over a court's acquittal of five policemen accused of involvement in the disappearance of a Saudi businessman in 1990.
The path of most resistance
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/04/2015
» Their photos and names are not only held on civilian, police and military intelligence files. The armed forces have now spread warnings about them to non-military staff and family members situated in and around Bangkok barracks.
Authoritarians' war on the internet
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/10/2014
» At a time when social media are driving many changes around the world and setting the tone for public debate, many countries still see this phenomenon as a threat rather than using it to their advantage.
One month on, signs of repression linger
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/06/2014
» The quote above was one of the recent comments posted on Facebook by Sukunya Prueksakasemsuk, wife of red-shirt magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk who was sentenced to 11 years in jail for lese majeste in January last year. Somyot has been behind bars since his arrest on April 30, 2011, his bail requests denied by the court 15 times.
Refugees thwarted en route to Sweden
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/03/2014
» Klongdan, Samut Prakan: Numerous Palestinian refugees from Syria have travelled to Thailand during the past year hoping to find their way to a new life in Sweden with the help of human trafficking networks here, only to find themselves being arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport.
South exiles seek safe return
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/08/2013
» Some Malaysia-based Thai Muslims, including those who call themselves "warriors", do not want separation for the far South. In one district just south of the border, home to about 2,000 exiles and fugitives, most only want a safe return home.