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Cambodian cybercrime law seen as threat to dissent
Published on 09/04/2024
» The Cambodian government is pushing ahead with a cybercrime law that experts say could be wielded to further curtail freedom of speech amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
PTTEP stake in Myanmar gas field rises after Chevron exit
Published on 09/04/2024
» WASHINGTON - The US energy company Chevron has quit the Yadana natural gas field in Myanmar, a spokesperson said, more than two years after it condemned violence and human rights abuses in the military-run country and announced it would leave.
More support vowed for retail investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/04/2024
» The Thai Investors Association (TIA) is promising to be more active in assisting class action lawsuits by establishing a centre to help retail investors who claim damages from stock investments.
'Brain drain' follows military coup
News, Published on 08/04/2024
» Three years after the coup on Feb 1, 2021, the Myanmar military government, aka the "Tatmadaw", has suffered significant losses as a result of the 1027 operation by the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BTA), which started in October.
Cannabis rules must make sense
Editorial, Published on 07/04/2024
» It's quite a relief that Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew is ruling out the recriminalisation of cannabis.
Election Commission charges 'ineligible' MP
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/04/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) has decided to take legal action against former Move Forward Party (MFP) MP for Rayong Nakhonchai Khunnarong and demanded he pay for a by-election after finding him ineligible to run for a House seat.
Deliver riders work rights
News, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently issued a praiseworthy landmark ruling regarding the status of hundreds of thousands of food delivery platform riders in Thailand, many of whom have been complaining of unfair treatment from the platform owners.
Phuket court responds to surge in tourist-related cases
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» The Phuket Provincial Court will reopen its tourist section to help visitors to the province settle court cases following a recent surge in litigation linked to tourists.
Rights call for delivery bike riders
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/04/2024
» Delivery platform operators who fail to declare their delivery riders are considered in violation of labour protection laws, says the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Thai civil servants fed up with system: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 31/03/2024
» Red tape, a patronage system and low salaries are the top reasons that most civil servants are fed up with the Thai bureaucracy, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.