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Activists warn courts used to silence communities
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 10/05/2016
» The judicial system has become a tool to silence local communities which lock horns with investors and private firms, rights advocates warned yesterday.
Facebook accused of censorship
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/05/2016
» Rights activists have slammed Facebook's security policies after the social media giant was suspected of cooperating with the military government on imposing censorship.
UN urged to hold human rights probe
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/05/2016
» Academics have petitioned the United Nations, calling for an investigation into human rights violations committed by the military regime.
PAD urges watchdog to stand by lawsuit
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 05/05/2016
» Victims of the 2008 crackdown on yellow-shirt protesters petitioned the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday, to protest against the anti-graft agency's decision to reconsider accusations against the alleged initiators.
Activists baulk at new mining legislation
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/04/2016
» A mineral bill proposed by the Ministry of Industry passed its first hearing in parliament last month, but environmentalists and activists warn it could lead to the destruction of protected natural resources and human rights violations.
Anand urges deeper grasp of democracy
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/03/2016
» Liberty and rights are not simply about the right to vote, former prime minister Anand Panyarachun said Wednesday, addressing the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand.
Rights groups demand end to indefinite detention of Rohingya
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2016
» Human rights advocates have called for the governments of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to end the indefinite detention of Rohingya refugees in immigration facilities and government-operated shelters and camps.
Merits of Section 44 as 'cure-all' take flak
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/03/2016
» The merits of the interim charter's Section 44 as a "cure-all" remedy for the country's ills have come under fire in the wake of the premier's order to fast-track mandatory environmental impact assessments for megaprojects on Tuesday.
NACC finds taxman with B598m stash
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/03/2016
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will seek a court order to confiscate nearly 598 million baht in assets from a former Revenue Department official accused of involvement in a fraudulent value-added tax refund scheme.
Migrants improve economies, UN says
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/03/2016
» Migrant workers are an important factor in development in the Asia-Pacific region, through their economic contributions to host and origin countries, a United Nations (UN) report says.