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Fate of Khon Kaen model defendants uncertain
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/05/2016
» Two years ago, a confused Virachai Chabunmee woke up to find himself banged up in prison with a bunch of inmates whom he was supposedly in cahoots with in an insurrection plot.
Families decry 'harsh' detentions of 'Facebook 8'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/04/2016
» The families of those arrested for allegedly violating the Computer Crime Act have called for their release and decried their harsh and inhumane detentions.
The South's harshest reality
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/08/2014
» Six governments have come and gone since 2004, but the inferno of violence in the deep South rages on with the dead continuing to multiply and the trauma for the living never-ending.
Military regime can't turn back the clock of progress
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2014
» My memory of one of this country's democratic milestones — the student uprising of Oct 14, 1973 — was my grandmother sobbing while watching His Majesty the King's announcement on TV about a new government replacing the military dictatorship that students had tried to topple.
Red-shirts 'died protecting their people'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/12/2013
» The first night of the funeral of 22-year-old army Private Thanasit Viengkham was crowded but peaceful as military and red-shirt bosses hesitantly sat side-by-side at Yang temple.
Computer law 'a hindrance'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/01/2013
» BANGKOK - The Computer Crime Act (CCA) has become a hindrance not only to free expression but also to business innovation and entrepreneurship, say academics and computer experts.
Police draw criticism for paying killers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/10/2012
» A senior police officer's decision to provide financial assistance to five policemen found guilty of murder during the government's war on drugs in 2004 has drawn flak from relatives of the victim and a regional human rights group.
Drug war victims' kin seek redress
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/08/2012
» Relatives of victims of the 2004 "war on drugs" have joined with the May 1992 Network to seek government redress for the heavy-handed actions of authorities that led to the deaths and injuries of innocent civilians.
Religious rite held for Uncle SMS
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/08/2012
» A religious rite was held on Tuesday to mark the death of "Uncle lese majeste SMS" 100 days ago tomorrow in a Bangkok prison hospital.
Killer cops face execution
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/07/2012
» Three police officers were sentenced to death yesterday for the 2004 murder of a 17-year-old during the Thaksin Shinawatra government's war on drugs.