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Asean's tough guys dig in
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/08/2016
» Citizens of Thailand are not alone in the region when it comes to having to put up with dialogue-averse strongman leaders looking to consolidate authoritarian power.
'Popcorn gunman' gets 37 years in prison
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/03/2016
» The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced the so-called "popcorn gunman", who opposed the aborted February 2014 general election, to 37 years and four months in jail.
Waging a war of resistance
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/01/2016
» Thammasat student Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat has never thought of himself as particularly well off. The 23 year old, who studies political science, is from an ordinary family in Min Buri. The military, however, seems to think differently. During a recent house call, officers remarked on how he owns a washing machine and a “nice bike”.