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Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/10/2016
» Thongchai Winichakul just turned 59 this past Saturday, but the bloodiest moment of his life took place when he was a student 40 years ago. Now a successful scholar, the black hole remains even though he maintains that he has "dealt with that historical trauma" through a mechanism of rationale -- and never vengefulness.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/10/2016
» The quest for an "equal and just society" ignited by a student movement that culminated in the Oct 6, 1976 bloodshed must be carried on by younger generations amid ideological differences among people who experienced the turmoil and the government's reluctance to open a discussion, say student activists.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/10/2016
» Four decades after the Oct 6, 1976 bloodshed, one of the most gruesome chapters in modern Thai history has not yet been demystified by the Thai state, with some of the event's masterminds still powerful today, say academics.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/10/2016
» The appointment of renowned human rights expert and social commentator Vitit Muntarbhorn as the UN's first independent expert to investigate violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has won widespread approval around the world.
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2016
» It's not the cruellest scene from Oct 6, 1976, but cruelty was never in short supply that morning. What Somchai Homla-or experienced is just one of many unfortunate examples that remind descendants and survivors of how ugly mobilised nationalist mobs can turn modern Thai history into a bloodbath.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/09/2016
» Police teachers from distant districts in the South -- and other parts of the country -- have found that even further south is a key to their pursuit of running successful primary schools and ensuring their pupils are knowledgeable and resilient.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/09/2016
» The government's refusal to end all arbitrary detentions and military trials of civilians shows the regime remains unwilling to address human rights violations highlighted at a United Nations-backed review in Geneva, activists say.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/09/2016
» Thailand has refused a request by Switzerland to repatriate a Swiss national, convicted of selling information to anti-government groups in Malaysia, so he can serve the rest of his sentence in his home country, a senior diplomat said yesterday.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/09/2016
» Lessons learned from the youth-led Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong will be conveyed by Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong for the 40th commemorations of Thailand's Oct 6, 1976, massacre.
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/09/2016
» The situation of the Rohingya boat people may have eased for now, but "humane and sustainable solutions" are still a long way off as only one-third of those people have been resettled, human rights activists and the United Nations say.