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No more 'get out of jail free' cards, please
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/11/2017
» A car crash in Thailand is not just a matter of life and death. It can be a matter of status, privilege and social connections.
Victims or criminals?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/06/2017
» We live in two overlapping worlds -- one is safe, the other is not. This is the motto of drug users arriving at the house in the "white zone", as they put it.
Near bomb's Ground Zero: 'Like an earthquake'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2015
» The bomb attack at the Erawan shrine Monday evening left behind a scene of terror and shocked travellers and people who worked nearby.
Stifling people’s voices
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/05/2015
» It takes effort to tell strangers what people’s unique homes look like, and it’s a lot more difficult when they are seen as an enemy of economic growth. So villagers from Satun, the southern coastal province on the Andaman Sea, drove 14 hours to Bangkok last week to tell people about the value of their distinctive homes through seminars and a three-day photographic exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Troops guard mine dispute villages
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/06/2014
» About 120 soldiers were deployed in Loei’s Wang Saphung district yesterday to guard six villages where tensions between villagers and the local Tungkum Co gold mining operation have been rising.
Officials defy Capo warning, greet Suthep
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/04/2014
» Public Health Ministry officials, including the permanent secretary for health, have ignored the warning from the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo) and given a warm welcome to People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban.
Issara shrugs off arrest warrant
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/03/2014
» Issara Somchai on Saturday vowed to fight attempted murder charges after the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) ends its rally.
Assault case puts spotlight on PDRC
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/03/2014
» The recent assault case where a man was allegedly beaten and thrown into the Bang Pakong River has brought the actions of People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) guards under fire.
Police told to solve Sutin killing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/02/2014
» The People's Army and a network arm of the People's Democratic Force to Overthrow Thaksinism (Pefot) yesterday demanded police speed up the investigation into the shooting of security guard Sutin Tharatin.
PDRC boosts security after bombing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/01/2014
» The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has stepped up security at its Lat Phrao rally stage after the site was hit by a grenade early yesterday morning, wounding two people.