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Stateless Lao still struggling for basic rights 40 years later
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 14/12/2015
» The 21-year civil war in Laos forced a large number of Lao people to seek refuge in Thailand, and many of them still live in the country today.
4G spectrum windfall to help farmers
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 20/11/2015
» The government will spend part of the revenue from the fourth-generation (4G) spectrum auction to finance the country's agricultural plan to ease the impact of drought on farmers.
Earmarked funds face new scrutiny
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 10/08/2015
» Special taxes earmarked to fund independent organisations must be scrutinised under the fiscal budget system, a charter drafter says.
Packed draft charter needs trimming down, PM says
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 08/05/2015
» The draft constitution is highly controversial and its contents should be trimmed down in order to gain approval, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Govt installs phones for hearing impaired
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/04/2015
» New telephone booths for the hearing impaired have been installed nationwide to allow them to communicate with friends, file complaints to the government or make emergency calls.
LRC aims to end meddling with media
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/04/2015
» The Law Reform Commission (LRC) has suggested Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and the National Reform Council (NRC) push for legal measures to stop the state interfering with the media.
Draft digital laws flawed, says panel
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 26/03/2015
» A sub-committee vetting 10 draft laws aimed at bringing about a digital economy has pointed out several key flaws in the bills.
TDRI warns on digital economy
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 13/03/2015
» The digital economy may fail to materialise under a raft of proposed laws which give too much power to authorities, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has warned.
Wissanu hints at revisions to cyber bills
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 07/02/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has admitted that some of the government's digital- and computer-related bills may need revising following complaints about privacy and rights violations.
Digital bills will 'erode human rights'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 15/01/2015
» The government's eight bills underpinning its so-called digital economy are likely to infringe on the public's rights, critics say.