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LGBTI conference gets under way in Bangkok
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/11/2016
» The first global conference on LGBTI to be held in Thailand kicks off in Bangkok on Monday with the aim of improving the understanding of policymakers and the public.
Lawyer warns army to back off
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/11/2016
» The lawyer defending three human rights activists facing defamation charges over their torture report on the deep South has warned more reports of atrocities would be aired if the army continues with its suit.
Korea calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» The craze for Thai food is clearly visible in Seoul, and not just when celebrity chef Nooror Somany Steppe of the famous Blue Elephant Cooking School is whipping up a dish of Pad Thai, as she did at the Asean Culinary Festival recently.
Joshua Wong 'saw it coming'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2016
» Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong appeared to have foreseen his trip to Bangkok would not be smooth, according his Facebook.
Justice must come for all victims of political violence
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2016
» All victims of political violence, including marginalised members of society, killed in times of turmoil deserve as much recognition as the intellectuals slaughtered in the brutal bloodshed of Oct 6, 1976, say media and political activists.
Few crisis lessons learned
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/10/2016
» Four decades after the Oct 6, 1976 bloodshed, one of the most gruesome chapters in modern Thai history has not yet been demystified by the Thai state, with some of the event's masterminds still powerful today, say academics.
Reality in South fails to match government spin
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/09/2016
» The appointment of the army chief's younger brother, Lt Gen Piyawat Nakwanich, as the 4th Army Region commander, does not bring a new sense of hope for peace in the restive deep South.
South locals place faith in 'triangle' plan
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/09/2016
» Residents in the deep South are confident the "triangle" economic model with an emphasis on oil palm-related industry and infrastructure will help resolve the insurgency and revitalise the region, a panel was told yesterday.
PM fails to placate South over religion
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/08/2016
» Efforts by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to limit the damage caused by the clause on religion in the new constitution have drawn only mild support in the South where fears have been raised of Buddhism being given higher status than Islam.
Erawan bombing trial adjourned to Sept 15
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/08/2016
» The first court hearing in the Erawan Shrine bombing trial has been postponed to next month because the interpreter appointed for the defendants has jumped bail on a drugs charge.