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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.
Academic freedom curbs decried
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/09/2014
» Human Rights Watch called on the government on Saturday to end attempts to curb academic freedom in the wake of a ban on a seminar at Thammasat University.
Safe in the embrace of the military
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 04/08/2014
» Having a problem? Don’t worry, the soldiers will sort it out. As the junta sweeps its broom through civilian life, calls for help from the army have grown from every sector of society.
Real reason why Veera was released
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/07/2014
» There is one man Veera Somkwamkid has forgotten to thank as he relaxes in the comfortable surroundings of his home. No, it is not Hun Sen.
And so we are back to the waiting
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 26/05/2014
» ‘Can’t live if living is without coups, I can’t live, I can’t give anymore, No, no, no, I can’t live, if living is without coups.’
Grenades are defining our country
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 19/05/2014
» Thailand has always been known as the Land of Smiles. Today it is probably more accurate to call the country the Land of the M79.
Military plays a cagey role over protests
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/01/2014
» If there is a group which can outsmart both the caretaker government and the PDRC, it's the military. Chalerm Yubamrung should know by now that he is driving the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order hampered by the reluctance of the military to back him.
Thais injured in Israel
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 24/10/2012
» Three Thai workers have been injured - two seriously - in an exchange of fire between Israel soldiers and militants near the Gaza Strip, Foreign Ministry spokesman Manasvi Srisodapol said on Wednesday.
Kwanchai, Sanan spring surprises
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 26/03/2012
» Thumbs up for Kwanchai Praipana. Thumbs down for Sanan Kachornprasart. The one thing that makes Mr Kwanchai stand out from the rest of the red shirt brigade is that he puts the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship in an awkward position from time to time. The latest incident was last Monday.
Battle looms to hold on to cheap labour
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/03/2012
» 'Asean chief warns firms of labour shortage", reads a headline in the Bangkok Post on Saturday. The story says the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Surin Pitsuwan, is worried about the opening up of Myanmar which could compel its migrant citizens working in factories, trawlers, houses and the like overseas to return to their country.