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Activists highlight key issues
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/05/2025
» Workers and activists in Bangkok marked Labour Day on Thursday by calling for better protections and fairer treatment for employees.
300,000 rally across France for May 1, union says
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» PARIS - Rallies across France for International Workers' Day drew more than 300,000 on Thursday, including 100,000 in Paris, the CGT trade union told AFP.
UK's top court to rule on how to define a 'woman'
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» LONDON - Britain's highest court will hand down a landmark ruling Wednesday on the definition of a "woman", weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.
The last stand
Life, Published on 25/03/2025
» Hearts were broken when the Property Management of Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) greenlit the decision to raze Scala Cinema, the last stand-alone cinema in Bangkok, in 2020 despite opposition from activists who attempted to save the cinema's irreplaceable art deco architecture.
Thai officials set to visit China to check on Uyghur deportees
Published on 16/03/2025
» A delegation from the Thai government will visit China this week to check on the welfare of dozens of Uyghur refugees, after their controversial deportation drew global condemnation and US travel sanctions on local officials.
Uyghurs are safe, EU told
News, Published on 15/03/2025
» The Foreign Affairs Ministry has acknowledged the European Parliament's resolution on Thursday condemning Thailand over the deportation of Uyghurs to China and issues related to its lese-majeste law, saying it is committed to maintaining cooperation and a partnership with the European Union (EU).
European Parliament condemns Thailand for human rights violations
Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2025
» The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Thailand for its lese-majeste law and the deportation of Uyghurs to China.
Time to let Afghan women lead
News, Published on 10/03/2025
» This year's International Women's Day is marked by a sense of foreboding, even despair. Progress on women's rights and representation is stalling: the number of women in parliaments grew last year at the lowest rate in a generation, and the global financing gap for gender initiatives remains wide. At a time of widespread democratic backsliding -- and with US President Donald Trump freezing foreign aid, including for gender initiatives -- the prospects for improvement appear bleak.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs to China
Published on 27/02/2025
» Thailand on Thursday deported 40 Uyghur detainees who had been in the country for nearly 11 years, after receiving assurances from China that they would be looked after, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
Social Security Fund needs to reform
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2025
» It is good news that the fury over claims of lavish spending by the Social Security Office (SSO) has become a call for major reform of the Social Security Fund (SSF).