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PAD urges watchdog to stand by lawsuit
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 05/05/2016
» Victims of the 2008 crackdown on yellow-shirt protesters petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday, to protest against the anti-graft agency's decision to reconsider accusations against the alleged initiators.
Activists baulk at new mining legislation
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/04/2016
» A mineral bill proposed by the Ministry of Industry passed its first hearing in parliament last month, but environmentalists and activists warn it could lead to the destruction of protected natural resources and human rights violations.
Anand urges deeper grasp of democracy
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/03/2016
» Liberty and rights are not simply about the right to vote, former prime minister Anand Panyarachun said Wednesday, addressing the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand.
Rights groups demand end to indefinite detention of Rohingya
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2016
» Human rights advocates have called for the governments of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to end the indefinite detention of Rohingya refugees in immigration facilities and government-operated shelters and camps.
Merits of Section 44 as 'cure-all' take flak
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/03/2016
» The merits of the interim charter's Section 44 as a "cure-all" remedy for the country's ills have come under fire in the wake of the premier's order to fast-track mandatory environmental impact assessments for megaprojects on Tuesday.
NACC finds taxman with B598m stash
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/03/2016
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will seek a court order to confiscate nearly 598 million baht in assets from a former Revenue Department official accused of involvement in a fraudulent value-added tax refund scheme.
Migrants improve economies, UN says
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/03/2016
» Migrant workers are an important factor in development in the Asia-Pacific region, through their economic contributions to host and origin countries, a United Nations (UN) report says.
Soldiering towards understanding
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/02/2016
» 'I'm afraid there will be words or acts which will hurt my feelings," said Siri (not her real name), as she contemplates facing the military conscription draw.
Protest ban upheld as activists gather
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/02/2016
» Police are insisting on enforcing the regime's ban on protests, as angry locals and environmental activists say the government should abandon an order suspending town planning laws.
Locals protest fast-track plants
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/02/2016
» Environmental activists and local communities affected by development and power plant projects have renewed calls for the prime minister to revoke his orders speeding up the approval process for them.