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Bring an end to 'lawfare'
News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2020
» Even though the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was dissolved last year, the "lawfare" it waged is still taking a heavy toll on the lives and freedoms of the people.
Govt trips up with activist
News, Editorial, Published on 07/11/2019
» It would have been a satisfactory outcome for the Prayut Chan-o-cha government had there been no reports about Ekachai Hongkawan, a political activist, being taken on a "trip" by police to Chon Buri and Pattaya to "prevent him staging a protest" during the Asean Summit.
New govt, same threats
News, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2019
» In exchange for police protection against future assaults, the police have set democracy advocate Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat, who was brutally attacked by unidentified men on June 24, one condition: Stay away from political activism. It sounds more like a warning.
Activist assaults go unpunished
News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2019
» In less than a month, political activist Sirawith Seritiwat has been assaulted twice by a group of unknown attackers. The most recent attack occurred in broad daylight, and the hand of the law has yet to reach any of the culprits. This is outrageous.
Activists face chilling threat
News, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2019
» The latest barbaric assault on anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat sends a chill down the spine with the prospect that, given the current trajectory of polarised Thai politics, the worst is probably yet to come.
Tsunami of poll suits
News, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2019
» The country's judicial system is set to be flooded with election-related court cases.
PM must calm public fears
News, Editorial, Published on 28/03/2018
» The capricious responses by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about the general election, now expected next February, have sown confusion and caused consternation among the public.
Protest is a citizen's right
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2018
» The political parties have done the right thing to turn down an invitation to directly join activists who are currently calling for an election by November. To use a sport metaphor, the groups do not play in the same division. It may be true that politicians and demonstrators share one narrow goal. But both the protest groups and the political parties have many other aims and policies, most of which do not align.