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Army slams 'dubious' torture claims
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/01/2016
» A report issued by three NGOs on the torture and inhumane treatment of Muslims in the deep South has irked the Thai military, given its sensitive timing prior to a visit to Thailand by the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) secretary-general this week.
Speaking for the silent
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/12/2015
» Circumstances make heroes and heroines. The more bluntly and bloodily repressive Thai society acts against the exploited and vulnerable, the more people will stand up to help protect the marginalised.
Watchdogs 'need more cash'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2015
» Anti-corruption agencies need more money to restructure themselves to better combat graft, according to a Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) report.
Ampon team of lawyers say their best 'not good enough'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/05/2012
» Defence lawyers for the late Ampon Tangnoppakul, or Ah Kong, insist they did their best in court while admitting inexperience may have played a part in their losing the case.
Ampon's lawyers: We did our best
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/05/2012
» Defence lawyers for the late Ampon Tangnoppakul, or Ah Kong, still believe he was innocent of lese majeste and insist they did their very best in court, while admitting inexperience may have played a part in their losing the case.
'New politicians' threaten elite
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/03/2012
» A new breed of politicians who use their money to gain influence among the rural population poses a threat to the conservative power elite, say researchers on a peace and reconciliation project.
Academics: There's a new political order
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/03/2012
» If traditional conservative and elite power groups begin to accommodate new political dynamisms which have created self-styled and spontaneous political entrepreneurs, Thailand could go to another level of democratisation, researchers for the peace and reconciliation project say.