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Report says elderly poor struggling in rural areas
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/04/2016
» Elderly poor people in rural areas face too many barriers to access healthcare services, a World Bank research report says.
Keep capital punishment 'off agenda'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/04/2016
» Thailand was urged to keep its non-execution status for another three years to be technically considered an abolitionist state, said Amnesty International (AI), as it launched its annual report yesterday showing an alarming rise of over 1,600 executions worldwide last year.
Bangkok bombing suspects deny charges
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/02/2016
» Two Uighur defendants pleaded not guilty to charges brought against them for involvement in the Aug 17 Erawan shrine blast at Ratchaprasong intersection in the Military Court yesterday.
Karadag denies shrine blast charge
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/02/2016
» Adem Karadag, one of the two Chinese ethnic Uighur men arrested for the Erawan shrine bombing in Bangkok last year, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder or involvement in the fatal attack, according to his lawyer.
OIC ready to assist on unrest in deep South
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2016
» The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is ready to help Thailand and separatist rebels arrive at a political solution to solve the unrest in the deep south, OIC secretary-general Iyad Ameen Madani says.
China should be more generous in Thai-Sino rail deal
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/12/2015
» The Dec 3 memorandum of understanding on a railway construction project between Thailand and China heralded a step forward for closer Thai-Sino relations.
Qatar seeks closer ties with Thailand
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/12/2015
» Qatar, a tiny Gulf state with the world's highest income per capita, is keen to expand economic and social ties with Thailand and other countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS).
US envoy rips freedom of speech curbs
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/11/2015
» Recently appointed US ambassador Glyn T Davies called on Thailand to decriminalise "freedom of expression" offences and stop trying civilians in military courts in his first speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand on Wednesday night.
No sign of letup in methamphetamine scourge
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/10/2015
» The use of methamphetamine continues to rise in most countries in Asia and the Pacific. Seizures of methamphetamine in both pill and crystalline forms have again reached record levels in the region, new figures show.
Kicking the habit
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/10/2015
» Myanmar still faces big challenges in the area of narcotics control, and while a ceasefire agreement with some ethnic groups might set a positive tone, collaboration to control precursor chemicals on its western border remains weak.