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Jon floats coalition govt plan
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/02/2014
» The Pheu Thai and Democrat parties should form a temporary coalition government to preside over a reform effort, says former Bangkok senator Jon Ungphakorn.
Border refugees still getting raw deal from health system
News, Published on 12/08/2013
» After decades of dedication in providing medical treatment for refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border, Myanmar doctor Cynthia Maung, Ramon Magsaysay Award winner and founder of the famed Mae Tao clinic in Mae Sot of Tak, talks to PARITTA WANGKIAT about the current situation of public health among refugees, migrants, and undocumented people.
Monk defends sale of Mae Tao clinic land
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/07/2013
» Embattled monk Phra Kittisak Kittisopano has defended his recent sale of a plot of land that is home to the Mae Tao clinic run by Ramon Magsaysay laureate Cynthia Maung.
Land dispute stalls Mae Tao upgrade
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/07/2013
» A land-sale dispute has stalled plans to upgrade facilities at the Mae Tao clinic, its founder Cynthia Maung said yesterday.
Activists slam Asean's lack of commitment to human rights
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2013
» The governments of Laos and Thailand were accused of lack of sincerity in implementing the Asean Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at a roundtable discussion on "What Does Sombath Somphone's Abduction Signal to Asean?" in Bangkok on Wednesday.
HR activists case deferred to 2013
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/03/2012
» An on-going trial involving high-profile human rights activists who climbed over the fence of the parliament when the coup-installed parliament was in power has been postponed to next year as prosecutors are undergoing annual internal rotation.
Parliament occupiers struggle with morale as trial continues
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/03/2012
» The ongoing trial of 10 prominent activists for alleged trepassing at parliament during the coup-installed legislature five years ago has shaken the spirit and morale of the defendants, many of whom are now prominent figures in independent organisations and civil society movements.