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Bail donations pour in for activists
Published on 17/03/2015
» A human rights lawyer arrested by the military raised nearly 700,000 baht in just hours with an appeal on his Facebook page for bail money.
Military court rejects detention request for four activists
Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2015
» Four pro-democracy activists who staged a mock election in February have been released temporarily on Monday evening after the military court turned down prosecutors' request to detain them during investigation.
Marcher released without charge
Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2015
» Police released a member of the anti-coup Resistant Citizen group without filing any charges on Saturday evening, after detaining him briefly for staging a march to call for an end to the trials of civilians in the military court.
Students rally for marcher
Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2015
» A small group of students marched on Saturday from Thammasat University to the Pathumwan police station in support of an activist detained earlier in the day for protesting against the use of the military court.
Activist nabbed on 'march for justice'
Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2015
» An activist was detained on Saturday in Nonthaburi shortly after embarking on his "march for justice" against trials of civilians in the military court.
Activists ask for civilian trial
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2015
» Four anti-coup activists yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking they be tried in the Criminal Court as civilians, not in the military court, for a recent anti-coup gathering.
Sooner or later, it's game over
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/02/2015
» Last week I was invited to join a panel on the topic "Why Criticism?", at Speedy Grandma, a small gallery in Charoen Krung. Along with a university literature lecturer and a film critic, I was invited as an arts and theatre critic. Before agreeing to participate, I insisted to the organisers that I'm not a critic, and it's unlikely that I will consider myself one anytime soon.
Prognosis improving for Myanmar healthcare
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 09/02/2015
» A few patients wearing wrinkled longyi stroll through a hallway so quiet that their conversation echoes through the North Okkalapa General Hospital, the second largest public hospital in Yangon.
Classroom citizens
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/02/2014
» Professor Murray Print is an Australian expert on civic education in Asian countries. Lecturing on sociology and civic education at the University of Sydney, Prof Print has also madetime to travel across Asia during the past decade to conduct research and offer advice on what educational programmes should be used instil deep-seated values of democracy in students. He also attends workshops at Chulalongkorn University on developing a curriculum for civic education in Thailand. He works as an advisor for Thai Civic Education, a campaign to develop and strengthen democracy education in Thailand.