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PM orders health chief reinstated
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/08/2015
» Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat has been reinstated after a five-month hiatus following his prolonged conflict with an agency over its management of the universal healthcare budget.
Migrant children face perils
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2014
» A decade after Dey fled the hardship of his war-torn home village in Myanmar's Shan state with his ethnic Tai parents, his life is still not free of difficulties.
LCT calls for action on trafficking gangs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/07/2014
» The government should do more to tackle human trafficking gangs, Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT)’s Human Rights Sub-Committee on Ethnic Minorities, the Stateless, Migrant Workers and Displaced Persons says.
Karen struggle for natural self-reliance
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/06/2014
» Having been forced out of his home to resettle at Bangkloylang village two years ago, Joa Kher still feels vulnerable in his new home, unable to live the self-sufficient life he used to know.
Expert urges oil spill action
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/03/2014
» Better oil spill prevention measures are needed to protect Thai waters from chemical pollution, Chulalongkorn University's engineering faculty says.
PDRC holds fourth police reform forum
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/03/2014
» The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) yesterday held its fourth forum on police and judicial process reforms.
Protesters raid red stronghold
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/01/2014
» Anti-government protesters yesterday laid siege to several state agencies in the red-shirt stronghold of Nonthaburi.
Government House seizure next
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/11/2013
» Anti-government protesters will seize Government House and other state agencies on Sunday and most state enterprises will go on strike on Monday, protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban vowed on Friday night.
UDD 'won't lose' as more red shirts flock to city
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/11/2013
» The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is mobilising supporters nationwide to join the pro-government rally at Rajamangala National Stadium.
Spill still with us, Rayong fishers say
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/10/2013
» Rayong's coastal residents say they are still living with the impacts of the July 27 oil spill, despite a clean-up conducted in the area.