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20 years later, time for justice for Tak Bai
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 16/05/2024
» Time flies. But it doesn't fly fast enough for security officers responsible for the Tak Bai massacre almost two decades ago.
Don't let Tak Bai justice die
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2019
» Fifteen years ago today, 85 Muslim men died as a direct result of what appeared to be atrocities committed by security officers against protesters in Tak Bai, Narathiwat. It was a horrific tragedy. Sadly, no one has been brought to justice yet, and the statute of limitations for prosecution will expire in five years.
Protesters must unite for democracy
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 31/01/2014
» So deep and visceral is Thailand's polarisation that it is no longer enough to go around in Bangkok with a neon sign saying "Thaksin is a crook". To the protesters led by Suthep Thaugsuban under the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), it is necessary to condone and partake in their efforts to uproot the corrupt "Thaksin regime" by blocking parts of central Bangkok and opposing the election this Sunday. But this should not be the case. It is imperative for the "anti-Thaksinites" everywhere to come out against the divisive and convicted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and to be in favour of electoral democracy at the same time.
Blanket bill will only stoke deep South tensions
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/11/2013
» If Thaksin Shinawatra believes that he can "set zero" for the deep South by extending the power of his blanket amnesty bill to also cover the southern insurgency, then he is dead wrong.
Matter of trial and error
News, Published on 02/11/2013
» I fully agree that all defendants are entitled to an impartial trial, but how to implement this with Thaksin Shinawatra?
Postbag: Keep outsiders at bay
News, Published on 01/11/2013
» Re ''ACT claims bill threatens graft battle'' (BP, Oct 29)
Thanks Chin, Taweesak for making history
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/10/2013
» In a world of instant video clips and on-demand visual recordings - just draw your smartphones and start shooting, like gun-slingers - it's hard to recall a time when documenting events in moving images was a feat.
Getting on the peace train a welcome move
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/04/2013
» The peace talks held last week in Malaysia between the government and key figures of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) created a feeling of anxiety across the country.
Learn from cyclist deaths
News, Published on 20/02/2013
» A tragic road accident which killed a British couple on a world cycling tour echoes one undeniable fact: our roads are dangerous (''British cyclists die in pickup crash'', BP, Feb 17).
Insurgents have 'a deep pain' in their hearts
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/02/2013
» A two-minute video clip of the funeral of some of the 16 dead Islamist insurgents from the failed attack on a marine outpost in Narathiwat's Bacho district was posted on the YouTube social network last Friday _ just two days after the attack.