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Red prisoners: Compensation too slow
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/01/2013
» BANGKOK - Payment of compensation to red-shirts charged, detained and later acquitted of charges laid during the 2010 riots is slow in coming, and there is mounting dissatisfaction with the process.
US sets an example
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/11/2012
» The US presidential election last week, which saw the first black American president being re-elected, did more than delight many Thais.
Thein Sein, PM ink deal on sea port
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/07/2012
» Thailand and Myanmar agreed yesterday to set up a joint committee to follow up on economic cooperation that includes linking the future Dawei deep-sea port with the Thai Eastern Seaboard.
Military bullets killed civilians
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/06/2012
» Police have confirmed five of the six people killed at Wat Pathum Wanaram during the crackdown on red shirts on May 19, 2010 were shot with bullets normally used by military forces.
Historian Charnvit wins Fukuoka Prize
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/06/2012
» Charnvit Kasetsiri, a leading Thai historian, has won the Fukuoka Academic Prize for his outstanding achievements in the field of Thai and Southeast Asian history, the Fukuoka Prize Committee announced.
Article 112 amendment submitted to House
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2012
» Supporters of a draft amendment to Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, marched to the parliament on Tuesday morning to formally lodge their proposed bill for deliberation by the House.
Surachai jailed on fifth lese majeste charge
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/05/2012
» The Criminal Court on Monday formally convicted and sentenced Red Siam core member Surachai "Sae Dan" Danwattananusorn on a further charge of lese majeste, adding two-and-a-half years to his current prison term.
Ah Kong's death shakes inmates
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/05/2012
» The death of lese majeste convict Ampon Tangnoppakul, or Ah Kong, has been a shock to his fellow inmates convicted of the same charge in Bangkok Remand Prison, many of whom wear a small piece of black cloth in mourning.
Inmates blame UDD for Ah Kong's death
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/05/2012
» The red-shirt United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) and the Yingluck Shinawatra government are to blame for the death of convict Ampon Tangnoppakul, also known as Ah Kong and Uncle SMS, because they had not done enough to right the wrongs inherent in the handling of lese majeste cases, some of Ampon's fellow prisoners said on Thursday.
Leftist intellectual commemoration gain recognition
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/05/2012
» Several hundreds of people on Saturday joined the annual commemoration of the late leftist intellectual Jit Bhumisak in a high-spirit event which has gradually gained wider solidarity from the locals.