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FCCT Rohingya conference gagged
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/06/2016
» A panel discussion on Rohingya refugees' rights was banned by Thai authorities, who were concerned it would undermine Thailand's good relations with Myanmar, as State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off her official visit yesterday.
UN urges regional crackdown on illicit wildlife trade
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/06/2016
» Southeast Asian authorities must work together to crack down on illicit wildlife and logging, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) experts urged at the Inter-regional Conference on Wildlife and Timber Trafficking.
The long wait for the truth
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/09/2015
» Five years on, relatives of victims of the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protests are still seeking justice for the dead. As the Department of Special Investigation and the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced they were wrapping up their probes into the 99 deaths that resulted from military operations to retake areas occupied by protesters, relatives say they have more concerns than hopes regarding the outcomes of the investigations.
Former ministers file charges against NACC panel
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/06/2015
» Former ministers of the Yingluck Shinawatra government are taking the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to court for its probe into the former cabinet's compensation scheme for victims of political violence.
Graftbusters target Somsak over riches
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 30/05/2015
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found former education minister Somsak Prissananantakul unusually wealthy and wants to confiscate his 16-million-baht house in Ang Thong province.