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The scholar who was there
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/10/2016
» Kasian Tejapira is a professor of political science at Thammasat University and a prolific writer who has put out books, poems and more than 1,000 academic and newspaper articles since 1981. His key works include Toppling Thaksin; The Post-Modernisation Of Thainess; Imagined Uncommunity: The Lookjin Middle Class And Thai Official Nationalism; and The Irony Of Democratisation And The Decline Of Royal Hegemony In Thailand. All of them are often referenced in academic papers and debates on Thai society.
Vitit's UN human rights role draws global praise
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/10/2016
» The appointment of renowned human rights expert and social commentator Vitit Muntarbhorn as the UN's first independent expert to investigate violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has won widespread approval around the world.
Just a blip on the junta’s radar?
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/05/2015
» Accidental heroes or not, dozens of university students arrested in the heart of the capital on the anniversary of the coup just over a week ago have rattled the Goliath junta. Acts of defiance were expected as the coup-installed military government had declared it would stay in power at least for the remainder of the year.
Experts slam 'confusing' constitution
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2015
» A new election method set out in the draft charter will confuse voters and weaken political parties, according to critics.
Let the people write their own histories, govt told
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/10/2014
» History may be written by the victors but the current government should allow different people to retell their histories as it may help fix conflicts without violence, a seminar was told yesterday.
Action and reaction: repression and defiance
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/09/2014
» After nearly two decades in China's shadow, people in Hong Kong are growing intolerant of having their grievances suppressed under "one country, two systems".
Muslim Thai youths reject 'rigid' Islam
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2014
» Young generations of Thai Muslims are rejecting conventional and rigid interpretations of Islam, academics have claimed.
Reds revive call for amnesty
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/01/2013
» Red-shirt leaders are floating two proposals to help secure amnesty for political prisoners, saying hopeful signs have emerged following recent statements by Privy Council chairman Gen Prem Tinsulanonda.
HR activists case deferred to 2013
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/03/2012
» An on-going trial involving high-profile human rights activists who climbed over the fence of the parliament when the coup-installed parliament was in power has been postponed to next year as prosecutors are undergoing annual internal rotation.
Monarchies urged, heed global change
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/03/2012
» The remaining monarchies around the world should be careful in they way they perform their roles as long-term global trends point to their growing irrelevance, a prominent US scholar advised in a lecture delivered to a conference at a Chulalongkorn University on Friday morning.