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A strong voice from the South speaks up
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/02/2016
» Like many others in the South, Tuwaedaniya Tuwaemae-ngae had no inkling the then Yingluck administration would launch a peace dialogue with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) three years ago.
Canada puts climate atop diplomatic concerns
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/01/2016
» A fresh and ambitious Justin Trudeau administration has mainstreamed the climate change agenda into its foreign policy engagement with Thailand, but comprehensive bilateral relations must await a return to democracy in Thailand, says Canada's ambassador to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
Myanmar embraces civil society
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/03/2014
» Myanmar is preparing for its largest regional civil society conference in decades, further evidence of its impressive engagement with the world.
Those who can't vote blame EC, PDRC
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/01/2014
» Voters who managed to cast an advance ballot on Sunday walked quickly away and happy, but those who were prevented from doing so angrily blamed the Election Commission (EC) and anti-government protesters for stripping them of their basic rights.
Unshackling inmates 'not enough'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/05/2013
» International organisations have welcomed Thailand's decision to remove the leg shackles from death row inmates, but say other forms of ill treatment still need to be addressed.
Activists slam Asean's lack of commitment to human rights
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2013
» The governments of Laos and Thailand were accused of lack of sincerity in implementing the Asean Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at a roundtable discussion on "What Does Sombath Somphone's Abduction Signal to Asean?" in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Waylaid by the logos?
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/04/2012
» A strong sense of disgust at corporate exploitation has gone viral, spreading rapidly around the world. From Occupy Wall Street, the discontent has spread, with public demonstrations occurring in other cities. The Global Justice Movement has stirred up a rebellion against the evils of runaway capitalism, comparable to the way events in Tunisia triggered popular protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring.