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Democracy is ‘more than just elections’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/07/2014
» Democracy in any country cannot be attained only through the electoral system, but requires strong belief in protecting the moral, civic, and environmental integrity of society, an international seminar was told yesterday.
Call for return to political normalcy
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/06/2014
» Nong Chok district residents who attended yesterday’s “Return Happiness to the Public” fair suggested the military junta focus on delivering concrete solutions to financial hardship and returning to political normalcy.
Junta releases more detainees
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/05/2014
» Most of the first group of anti-coup detainees, except The Nation journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk, have been released while others have been charged with lese majeste offences and for ignoring the junta’s orders.
Journos, activists offer support to media
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2014
» Thailand's media is receiving support from friends in the region and human rights agencies after receiving orders to refrain from criticising coup-makers.
Media curbs fail to stem dissent
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2014
» Several protest groups took to the streets and internet on Friday to air their opposition to Thursday’s coup, sidestepping the military’s bid to curb dissent through a blackout of television and radio broadcasting.
Losing our sanity in the political abyss
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/05/2014
» The political chaos made me rush to check my Oxford Learners’ Dictionary for the meaning of "sanity" (the state of having a normal healthy mind; and the state of being sensible and reasonable). It is something that is currently hard to find in our society as warring parties try to justify their own unbending aims. Those holding the middle ground will be automatically dubbed “un-Thai”, disloyal, or hired/paid by the other side.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).
Migrant fishing worker documentation ‘hampered’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2014
» Samut Sakhon: Efforts to register undocumented migrant workers in the fishing industry have yielded few results due to prohibitive and inflexible health insurance fees, insiders say.
UN to probe Thai torture
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/04/2014
» The UN Committee Against Torture is due to meet in Geneva next week to review Thailand's record in preventing torture.
Terrorism law spells death sentences in deep South
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/03/2014
» Enforcement of special laws to deal with terrorism offences in the southernmost provinces often spells death sentences for defendants, experts told a forum yesterday.