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Life is tough at the top
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/04/2016
» Running one of the country's most powerful ministries with its broad scope of responsibilities is not for the faint-hearted. But the incumbent interior permanent secretary has not been afraid to take on two very pressing issues that are in the international spotlight, and is winning recognition for his efforts.
Rights groups slam military arrest powers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/04/2016
» Six international human rights groups have issued a joint call for the revocation of a National Commission for Peace and Order (NCPO) order conferring sweeping law and order powers on the military as part of the crackdown on mafia influence.
The mark of the young volunteer
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/12/2014
» In their youthful enthusiasm, Thais filled the ranks of non-government organisations for decades, their social consciences pricked by late 20th century causes like opposition to the Vietnam War, despairing refugees and awakening political and moral beliefs.
Internet freedom worse than Myanmar
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/12/2014
» Thailand now ranks below Myanmar in terms of internet freedom, according to a global report into online censorship.
Embracing militias with open arms
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/11/2014
» Two village defence volunteers stood timidly, holding unloaded M1 carbine rifles, with a group Ban Paku primary school students when a group of Bangkok journalists visited last week. The Pattani school had been torched a month earlier.
Time to 'modernise' Sangha, Sulak
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/10/2013
» The change of guard at the country's Sangha institution should provide a wake-up call for reforming the clergy, encouraging new generations of Thai monks to engage with modern society, a leading social critic says.
Migrant solution needed urgently
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/08/2013
» The Thai government should quickly decide on temporary shelters for displaced Rohingya people until practical longer-term solutions are reached, says a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
South exiles seek safe return
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/08/2013
» Some Malaysia-based Thai Muslims, including those who call themselves "warriors", do not want separation for the far South. In one district just south of the border, home to about 2,000 exiles and fugitives, most only want a safe return home.
Red rifts will grow if amnesty plight ignored
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/02/2013
» At a glance, the Yingluck Shinawatra administration is doing well to restore the country's image after political protests in the capital and the subsequent bloody crackdown in 2010.
Computer law 'a hindrance'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/01/2013
» BANGKOK - The Computer Crime Act (CCA) has become a hindrance not only to free expression but also to business innovation and entrepreneurship, say academics and computer experts.