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Police raid overkill
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2024
» Last Thursday, a large number of police, including a commando unit armed with assault rifles, raided three locations in Rayong province to search for evidence over allegations of illegal dumping of industrial waste by Win Process chemical recycling company.
Political landmine
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2024
» A group of Cambodian dissidents were rounded up by police in the Rangsit area on Dec 29, while others were attacked on New Year's Eve by Thai men while giving a lecture on the country's charter and human rights situation to their compatriots in Samut Prakan.
Soldiers are not servants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/05/2023
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has done the country and the Thai armed forces a great service in recommending that the military brings to an end the use of conscripts as personal employees of higher-ranking officers within 90 days. Rights commissioners made a loud and clear official statement last week that the practice is a human rights violation.
Prinn's case, party's fault
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2022
» At last, #MeToo -- the global campaign to seek justice for victims of sexual assault -- has come alive in Thailand. While the original campaign began in the US when a number of Hollywood actresses spoke out against a formidable movie mogul, the Thai version has sparked no less controversy, as it poses a real threat to the nation's oldest political party.
Save civilians in Ukraine
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/03/2022
» As the international community tries to bring the Ukraine conflict to an early end, there are reports accusing Russia of using cluster and vacuum bombs, weapons condemned by international organisations, during its invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.
Isoc showing the way
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2017
» Finally, the military made the right decision this week to correct a misguided move. The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) deserves praise for its withdrawal of defamation lawsuits against three human rights activists who authored a report on the torture and ill-treatment of security officers in the South, and agreed to work with them to probe the allegations.
Pub case puts heat on government
News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2016
» The high-profile, blatant assault of a patron of the Malin Sky Pub in Chiang Mai has raised public doubts over the regime's commitment regarding the crackdown on mafia and influential persons.
All eyes on the US as election looms
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2016
» The US presidential election this week will more or less define America's image in the eyes of the world. It is one of the most closely watched US presidential elections in recent history due to the controversies surrounding the candidates, as well as differences in character and ideology between them.