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Gender recognition law ‘next big step’ in Thailand
Published on 25/06/2025
» Advocates are urging the government to expedite the passage of a gender recognition law following Thailand’s landmark legalisation of same-sex marriage.
Srettha: Pride events show equality not here yet
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/06/2025
» With Thailand having taken a historic step to legalise same-sex marriages, former prime minister Srettha Thavisin says the country must now look beyond symbolic celebrations and commit to a deeper, more enduring form of inclusion.
Spot-on words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2024
» Re: "No more excuses", (PostBag, Dec 26) and "Shrinking the naughty list", (Editorial, Dec 24).
Ex-BJT lawmakers freed on parole
Post Reporters, Published on 09/12/2024
» Three former Bhumjaithai Party MPs who were sentenced to nine months in prison in June this year for ethical violations were released on parole on Sunday.
Three former MPs to be paroled on Sunday
Published on 06/12/2024
» Three former Bhumjaithai Party MPs imprisoned for ethical violations will be released on parole on Sunday, according to the Department of Corrections.
Talk, but no action, on Tak Bai massacre
Published on 25/10/2024
» Lawmakers, human rights activists and families hoping to see justice for the victims of the 2004 Tak Bai tragedy were offered nothing more than a debate in parliament on Friday as the clock ticked towards the expiry of the statute of limitations.
Rights groups decry Myanmar executions
Published on 24/09/2024
» Human rights groups have condemned the reported executions of a husband and wife in Myanmar, and have called for international action to prevent what they say are the imminent hangings of five more pro-democracy activists.
New Senate can be 'a beacon of hope'
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/07/2024
» The new Senate promises to be a beacon of hope and bring change to Thai politics, believes Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit.
Former MPs imprisoned for proxy voting
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/06/2024
» The Supreme Court has rejected final appeals by three former Bhumjaithai Party MPs and sentenced them to nine months in prison, without suspension, for proxy voting during the 2020 budget bill debate.
Held Uyghurs need asylum
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2024
» Today, exactly 10 years ago, Thai police arrested 350 Uyghurs in a forest along the Thai-Malaysian border in Songkhla on suspicion of passing illegally through the country en route to Malaysia to seek asylum. After the arrests, which grabbed global headlines, the Uyghurs were separated to face different destinies. The Prayut government sent 109 back to China, as requested by Beijing.