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Phumtham: Digital handout still a must
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/08/2024
» The new-look coalition government will begin working to carry out its policies, including the digital money handout, within two weeks, according to Phumtham Wechayachai, the caretaker deputy prime minister.
Uphill battle looms after the honeymoon
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/11/2015
» Amid a mix of astonishment and relief in Myanmar, optimism is running high. The triumph of Aung San Suu Kyi in last week’s polls means democracy in Myanmar stands poised to stride ahead in the next five years, while progress in neighbouring countries has stalled, or slid backwards.
Empower the poor, transform Thailand
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/01/2015
» Marc Saxer has never been shy to voice his opinion. Tonight the resident director of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) — and sometimes-contributor to the Bangkok Post — will launch his book, In The Vertigo Of Change, at the residence of the German ambassador.
One month on, signs of repression linger
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/06/2014
» The quote above was one of the recent comments posted on Facebook by Sukunya Prueksakasemsuk, wife of red-shirt magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk who was sentenced to 11 years in jail for lese majeste in January last year. Somyot has been behind bars since his arrest on April 30, 2011, his bail requests denied by the court 15 times.
US, watchdog voice concerns over poll block
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/01/2014
» The United States and the regional poll watchdog have expressed grave concerns over anti-government protesters' blockade of polling units and violence during advance voting for the election on Sunday.
Yingluck must seize the chance to lead
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2014
» The political conflict which has seen a series of violent attacks and acts of sabotage has rekindled public fears over a coup.
Red shirt inmates still back govt
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/01/2014
» Red-shirt political prisoners still support the caretaker government even though it has abandoned the blanket amnesty bill which would have secured their release.
Red-shirts rally to 'protect govt'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/11/2013
» Independent red-shirt groups turned out in force on Sunday to back their elected Pheu Thai leader and plead with opposition protesters to back off from trying to overthrow the government as the amnesty bill push has also ready stopped.
Don't let the 'Thaksin ghost' haunt our reconciliation
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/08/2013
» The different amnesty bills, although they vary in detail, cause similarly large levels of public anxiety. The problem is not the legal loopholes in each version, but the fear that, given the highly polarised politics involved, the government's amnesty push could lead to a deadly collision.
Still a long way to go after signing of Thailand-BRN agreement
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/02/2013
» Talks between the Thai government and representatives of the BRN insurgency group active in the far South will begin in two weeks, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday.