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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.
NCPO urged to lift curbs on media
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 04/05/2015
» Four major media organisations marked World Press Freedom Day Sunday with a call to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to revoke three orders which they say restrict their right to speak freely.
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.
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.
Tests, life ban proposed for MPs
Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 02/07/2014
» House and Senate candidates should pass tests on basic political and public administration knowledge, while political offenders could be banned for life under new proposals from the military junta.
Man launches bid to find long-lost sister
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/06/2014
» The brother of a female drug suspect who disappeared after a bungled police raid 11 years ago has filed a petition with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief, asking him to help locate his sister.
Flood-hit river folk wash up on roadside
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 07/10/2013
» Forced to leave their riverside homes more than 10 days ago, residents from Warin Chamrap district are now learning how to survive on the side of the road.
Senate accepts Suthep evidence
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 28/08/2012
» The senate yesterday voted 98-1 to accept for examination additional evidence submitted by Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban to fight the National Anti-Corruption Corruption's petition for him to be removed retroactively as deputy prime minister.
PAD still has stomach for political fight
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 20/04/2012
» The People's Alliance for Democracy is proving it still has an appetite for people-driven politics, even though political observers say the yellow shirt group looks "quieter and less forceful" than it once was.
Activist urges election ban for CDA members
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 25/02/2012
» A peace activist is calling for members of the planned Constitution Drafting Assembly to be prohibited from running in elections to become MPs and senators for five years.