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Cables detail CIA waterboarding at its secret Thailand prison
New York Times, Published on 10/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: In late November 2002, CIA interrogators at a secret prison in Thailand warned a Qaeda suspect that he had to "suffer the consequences of his deception".
How two young reporters shook Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018
» YANGON: Late in the afternoon of Dec 12 last year, Wa Lone's cell phone rang. It was a man named Naing Lin, a lance corporal in Myanmar's 8th Security Police Battalion.
Pompeo urges Myanmar to free journalists
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Myanmar on Saturday to immediately release two Reuters journalists held on charges of possessing secret documents.
Thailand's black site: Who is accountable?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 15/05/2018
» Suddenly Thailand, a name synonymous with coups and democratic struggles, has been mentioned repeatedly by US lawmakers and TV personalities over the last few weeks.
CIA nominee says she doesn't believe torture works
Published on 10/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's CIA nominee said during her confirmation hearing that she doesn't believe torture works as an interrogation technique and that her "strong moral compass" would prevent her from carrying out any presidential order she found objectionable.
CIA nominee 'vows to oppose torture'
Published on 05/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The woman nominated to lead the Central Intelligence Agency has told US senators privately that she would stand firm against any effort to restart the brutal detention and interrogation programme the agency ran after 9/11, administration officials say.
CIA nominee to explain role in Thailand 'torture programme'
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director will fully explain what her role was - and what it wasn't - in the agency's use of harsh interrogation practices on terror suspects after 9/11, the top US intelligence chief said Wednesday.
Senators want CIA to lift veil on Haspel's Thai black site past
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency.
Tortured verdict
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 27/08/2017
» A truly pathetic moment in morality and warfare and diplomatic relations has ended without a whimper, let alone the attention it deserved.
11 organisations call for "true" police reforms
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2017
» Eleven people's organisations on Sunday issued a joint statement opposing a proposal to bring the Royal Thai Police (RTP) under the control of the Justice Ministry without undergoing concrete structural reforms.