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Activist wants slums heard in port plan
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/09/2012
» The government will need to consult 100,000 slum dwellers if it is to go ahead with the Transport Ministry's plan to develop Klong Toey Port, a local activist says.
Civic groups voice FTA worries
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/08/2012
» Civil society organisations have expressed concerns about Thai-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations to the European Parliament, which has expressed full support for the pact.
Academics call for Dawei port plan rethink
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/08/2012
» Civil society and academics have called on the government and contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) to review the Dawei deep-sea port plan and listen to the views of residents who stand to be affected.
Thousands mourn 'Uncle SMS' at cremation
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/08/2012
» Thousands of mourners, including key red-shirt figures, converged yesterday at the cremation of Ampon ''Ah Kong'' Tangnoppakul, whose death has focused attention on the plight of lese majeste prisoners in Thailand.
Academics: Revise Dawei plan
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/08/2012
» The Thai government and contractor Italian-Thai Development should revise their plan for the Dawei port and industrial complex in Myanmar to reflect the impact on residents of both countries, say academics.
Lawmakers to visit Thailand
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/08/2012
» European Union (EU) parliamentarians will visit Thailand next week for an annual meeting expected to discuss economic relations, disaster preparedness, human rights and freedom of expression.
Rushed populist projects feel funding pinch
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/08/2012
» Populism never dies, it seems, and the Yingluck Shinawatra government has been rolling out enticing programmes for niche targets from women and students to entrepreneurs and grassroots individuals.
PM wants parliament to debate troop move
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/08/2012
» The Yingluck Shinawatra administration will ask parliament to decide whether Thailand should comply with the International Court of Justice's order to withdraw troops from the disputed area near Preah Vihear temple.
Drug war victims' kin seek redress
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/08/2012
» Relatives of victims of the 2004 "war on drugs" have joined with the May 1992 Network to seek government redress for the heavy-handed actions of authorities that led to the deaths and injuries of innocent civilians.
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.