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Reality in South fails to match government spin
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/09/2016
» The appointment of the army chief's younger brother, Lt Gen Piyawat Nakwanich, as the 4th Army Region commander, does not bring a new sense of hope for peace in the restive deep South.
Blasts are most likely the work of the BRN
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/08/2016
» Even though it hasn't claimed responsibility, there are grounds to believe the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) carried out the coordinated bombings and arson attacks last week in Prachuap Khiri Khan and six southern provinces.
The Lady comes calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/06/2016
» The visit this week by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will certainly brighten the spirits of the sombre Thai people and could also lift the profile of the Thai junta and Myanmar's top leader.
A strong voice from the South speaks up
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/02/2016
» Like many others in the South, Tuwaedaniya Tuwaemae-ngae had no inkling the then Yingluck administration would launch a peace dialogue with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) three years ago.
Draft seeks to erode checks and balances
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/02/2016
» Less than a week after the unveiling of the revised draft charter, written by the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) under Meechai Ruchupan, it has drawn a chorus of criticism. There are explicit and justified reasons for several groups of people not to agree with the new version.
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.
Songkhla project puts villagers' livelihoods at risk
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2015
» Not only will 118 families, or some 500 people, in Songkhla's Tepha district be evicted by the Egat coal-fired power plant, but it is also widely feared that the Gulf of Thailand's ecosystem and the livelihoods of the people in the neighbouring districts in Songkhla and Pattani will be affected by sea contamination.
Stamping out criticism only foments gossip, mockery
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/03/2015
» On the surface, Thailand appears quiet on the political front, with relative peace and order as it enters another stage of the political roadmap.
Yingluck must seize the chance to lead
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2014
» The political conflict which has seen a series of violent attacks and acts of sabotage has rekindled public fears over a coup.
A coup is unlikely, but PM must tread carefully
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/07/2013
» Of course, the audio clip posted online, allegedly recording a conversation between fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Deputy Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa has caused a stir.