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SSC faces fire for female monk ban
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 16/12/2014
» Three members of the National Reform Council (NRC) yesterday joined a chorus of criticism against the Supreme Sangha Council (SSC) for its stance on female ordination, saying the SSC's recent announcement violated religious freedom, a fundamental human right.
Panel proposes amnesty decree
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 09/12/2014
» The National Reform Council (NRC) subcommittee for reconciliation chaired by Anek Laothamatas will propose for inclusion in the new constitution a provision granting amnesty to people who took part in political unrest between 2005-2014, according to an informed source.
TDRI urges curbs on state advertising
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 02/12/2014
» A new law to control state advertising and public relations spending is needed to prevent political office-holders from employing media to promote themselves, its backers say.
Cop bill curbs gatherings
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 19/11/2014
» The cabinet has approved a public gathering draft bill proposed by the Royal Thai Police, aiming to strictly curb public assemblies.
Cop defends shots that crippled
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/11/2014
» Six years after shooting a suspected drug dealer during an arrest in Nakhon Sawan's Tha Tako district and leaving him disabled, Pol Sub Lt Banjerd Peungnim says he was only doing his duty.
Acquitted, but still condemned
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/11/2014
» Abstract and sometimes clichéd, the word "injustice" may be little more than a buzzword to some, but the life of Suwin Yotsombat brings its meaning into sharp relief.
District at risk of 'losing its identity'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 03/11/2014
» Chiang Rai: Chiang Khong risks "losing its identity and soul" when the district is established as a special economic zone in 2016, a deputy district chief told a seminar.
Envoys plead for crime victim privacy
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 23/10/2014
» A delegation of foreign diplomats has called on the Thai media to respect the rights of crime victims.
Police hold 8 for Pattani school fires
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/10/2014
» Police have arrested eight suspects who allegedly confessed to torching six schools in Pattani last week, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who is in charge of national security, said yesterday.
Japan seeks tech, railway cooperation
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/10/2014
» The Japanese government would like Thailand to outline a working policy on extending the rail system and developing satellites in a new cooperation effort.