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Advocates want equality for lesbians
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/01/2017
» Thai society has yet to understand, respect, and treat people who are different based on gender and ethnic identities in a way which would prevent hate speech and eventually hate crimes, according to gender diversity advocates.
Love, unshackled
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/09/2016
» They're not a Romeo and Juliet couple. But despite the tragic turn of fate, their romance is somewhat the envy of several girls.
Army defends libel suit against three rights activists
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/06/2016
» The 4th Army Region's criminal defamation lawsuit against three human rights defenders is meant to protect its image and integrity, a military spokesman said yesterday.
Fruit firm abused migrant workers, Hall tells trial
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/06/2016
» Defending himself as a witness in a defamation case filed by global pineapple supplier Natural Fruit Co Ltd, British activist Andy Hall said Thursday migrant workers at the plaintiff's factory in Prachuap Khiri Khan were underaged and underpaid.
Human trafficking pre-trials press on
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/01/2016
» High-profile human trafficking pre-trials of migrant worker victims have continued this week amid concerns about a lack of witness protection.
Koh Tao murder pair get death
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/12/2015
» KOH SAMUI: Two migrant workers from Myanmar have been sentenced to death for the brutal murders of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in September 2014, a gruesome crime that focused global attention on tourist safety and police conduct in the country.
Lawyers urge rights body to fight abuse
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/12/2015
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) must be more active in addressing growing rights violations by the military government, human rights lawyers say.
The diplomatic fields
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/10/2015
» Smiling and neatly-dressed in a sampot hol, or long silk skirt, Eat Sophea leaves an impression of a cheerful and easy-going lady at official functions, from National Day receptions to cultural trips full of the diplomatic corps. The tall and slim Cambodian ambassador to Thailand also knows how to enjoy herself at dancing parties where ambassadorial formality gives way to a measure of joyful foot-tapping.
Strong city-state continues to engage with the world
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» Without having to confront the more "competitive politics" feared before last Friday's election, Singapore will still be able to enjoy its status quo in the regional arena, according to analysts.
The rising face of public dissent
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/08/2015
» It’s a different type of patriotism that separates bespectacled, earnest young activist Roy Ngerng Yi Ling from the typical Singaporean citizen.