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Shinawatras leave a tainted legacy
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/09/2017
» When former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show up at the Supreme Court just before the verdict of her trial for alleged malfeasance on Aug 25, it portended an uncertain fate for her Pheu Thai Party.
Pai Dao Din's father vows to seek justice amid uncertainty
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, or Pai Dao Din, may have passed the last subject of his undergraduate course last Friday, but no one knows if he will be able to celebrate his graduation with friends at the end of this year.
Regime puts journalists in the crosshairs
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/03/2017
» Freedom of expression is under threat in the post-coup era, and now Thai journalists are in the firing line. Since last month, the nation's media circle has been shaken by the "bill on rights protection, ethical promotion and standards of media professionals" -- the media rights protection bill -- proposed by the media reform steering panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
PM orders health chief reinstated
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/08/2015
» Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat has been reinstated after a five-month hiatus following his prolonged conflict with an agency over its management of the universal healthcare budget.
Health permanent secretary moved
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha transferred Dr Narong Sahametapat, permanent secretary for health, to the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday pending an inquiry into alleged conflicts at the Public Health Ministry.
Clampdown on free speech dooms reform, activists say
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/11/2014
» Consumer rights activists are warning they must be allowed to speak out on behalf of the public or national reforms will fail.
Patients call for end to free A&E scheme
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2014
» The Thai Medical Error Network (TMEN), a patients' rights group, has called on the government to suspend the free emergency healthcare scheme, saying the service is actually causing financial problems for some patients.
Shigeta told to give DNA 'in person'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/08/2014
» Police have rejected a DNA sample from the Japanese man who allegedly fathered at least 15 babies through Thai surrogates, saying the specimen submitted by his lawyer cannot be verified.
Migrant children face perils
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2014
» A decade after Dey fled the hardship of his war-torn home village in Myanmar's Shan state with his ethnic Tai parents, his life is still not free of difficulties.
Activists call for justice on 'vanishings'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/07/2014
» Concern about forced disappearances in the country has been raised to mark the 100-day disappearance of Karen activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen today.