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Partial ban still impedes poll debate
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/09/2018
» The regime is shutting off people from political participation in refusing to completely lift the ban on political activity. It still deprives people of their rights to have access to information about how they can engage in conversation with and join a political party and how they will benefit from its policies.
Return to democracy still slow, unsteady
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 13/05/2018
» Despite promises of a general election next year, the prospects of democracy in Thailand will continue to look bleak so long as the military government's ban on political activity, including stopping parties from campaigning, remains in place.
Yingluck trial puts govt unity drive to test
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 31/07/2017
» Thailand's political polarisation has become intractable, dragging on for at least a decade and with no hope in sight of a speedy resolution under this military government.
More work remains on human trafficking
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 23/07/2017
» The Criminal Court's historic ruling in the human trafficking case, with harsh penalties against a former senior military officer and some local officials, is an attestation of the government's strong determination to combat the heinous crime dubbed as modern-day slavery.
It's time to get tough on graft at temples
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 18/06/2017
» The government's latest bid to probe alleged corruption conspiracy of state assistance funds by former and current officials of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) and 12 temples across the country has received great applause from the public, and this will be a big success for the government if the alleged suspects are convicted and serve jail terms for their unscrupulous actions.