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‘No plans to shut’ red-shirt prison
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/07/2014
» Corrections Department chief Witthaya Suriyawong has denied reports that he is planning to shut down a temporary prison in Laksi district which is being used to detain convicts from the 2010 political unrest.
Public can afford to be less uncritical of the coup
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/07/2014
» Congratulations to the military for taking control of the nation and managing to win over the public in opinion polls, even if they are doing so with the connivance of a largely uncritical media.
Watchdog warns of murky Tisa accord
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/06/2014
» A free trade watchdog warned the military junta yesterday to be ready to confront a move by the United States and the European Union to push for trading partners, including Thailand, to open their financial markets to US and Europe-based multinational firms.
Army resorts to populism as it wields its iron fist
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/06/2014
» Twenty days under military rule and we have witnessed earnest attempts to quieten dissenting anti-coup views. And, although corruption was not cited as the reason for the putsch this time around, people still expect the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to take steps to eliminate this deep-rooted, cancerous problem.
EU wants early elections
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2014
» The European Union (EU) has warned Thailand that "only an early and credible roadmap for a return to constitutional rule and elections will allow for the EU's continuous support".
Academics, activists blast ‘dated’ law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/05/2014
» Anti-government protesters have welcomed the announcement of martial law, but academics and human rights groups blasted it for putting the future of the country in the hands of the army chief.
Update: Mixed reaction to martial law
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/05/2014
» The declaration of martial law by the Royal Thai Army has received a cautious welcome from anti-government protesters but has taken a lot of flak from academics as the future of Thailand rests in just one pair of hands – army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Black May group calls for poll
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/05/2014
» A group of Black May 1992 activists has proposed that elections be held by August, with a possible parallel referendum to decide if there should be a people’s council to advance national reform.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).
Economists: Thailand needs preparation
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/04/2014
» Countries like Thailand should prepare better to cope with volatile natural and financial risks, World Bank country director Ulrich Zachau said Monday at the official launch of the Bank's World Development Report 2014.