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Govt stands by security laws in South
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/03/2012
» Thailand rejects recommendations that it repeal its security laws governing the deep South, Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.
Thailand lauded for human rights work
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/03/2012
» Thailand has fared well in reporting its further pledges and reservations to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, promising to invite three more special rapporteurs to the country in the next three years.
Freeze sought on 'militant land'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2012
» Authorities in Narathiwat yesterday sought a freeze on about 1,400 rai of land on suspicion it is linked to drug trafficking rings and the insurgency in the troubled province.
Anusorn says compensation must be fair
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2012
» Fair compensation and remedial measures for victims of political violence are needed for national reconciliation to work, acting government spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard says.
Death compo pay-out April 12
Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2012
» The 7.5 million baht compensation package for families of those who lost their lives in political violence between 2005 and 2010 will be delayed until April 12 while authorities check that all of those eligible have applied for it, PM's Office permanent secretary Thongthong Chandrangsu said on Monday.
Political skirmishes take to the airwaves
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 12/03/2012
» Satellite television has turned into a virtual political battleground as major political camps use the medium to attack their rivals.
Parliament occupiers struggle with morale as trial continues
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/03/2012
» The ongoing trial of 10 prominent activists for alleged trepassing at parliament during the coup-installed legislature five years ago has shaken the spirit and morale of the defendants, many of whom are now prominent figures in independent organisations and civil society movements.
Voices of the silent
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 11/03/2012
» Last Thursday was International Women's Day, an occasion that for a century has served for people to demand greater civil rights, representation and equality; to honour wives, mothers and girlfriends and the accomplishments of women; to call for an end to global hunger and poverty; and, increasingly, to highlight the plight of refugees and the displaced.
Thailand to tell UN why courts hand down death
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/03/2012
» Thailand is to explain to the United Nations Human Rights Council next week why it has not yet abolished capital punishment.
Asia needs more of the 'fair sex' on political front
News, Ajay Chhibber, Published on 07/03/2012
» As we honour International Women's Day tomorrow, we are reminded why the political empowerment of women is so important. Globally, women perform two-thirds of the world's work, but earn just 10% of the income. South Asia alone is home to 844 million people who live in extreme poverty, and well over half of them are women.