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Much hangs on Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2024
» Last week, the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation representing relatives of the Tak Bai tragedy filed charges with Narathiwat provincial court against nine highly ranked security officials responsible for crowd control in Tak Bai on Oct 25, 2004.
Dying from debt
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2024
» The recent gruesome murder of a 10-year-old girl by her debt-ridden father in the northern province of Uttaradit raises doubts about the attempts of the Srettha Thavisin government to solve informal debt problems and related loopholes.
Angkhana fights on after 20 long years
News, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2024
» During the peak of the violence in the Deep South, prominent human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit was abducted and disappeared without a trace on March 12, 2004. Despite two decades having passed, truth and justice remain elusive, compounding his family's pain stemming from an unjust justice system.
Justice for Chaiyaphum
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/03/2024
» Just days before the relatives and friends of slain human rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae mark the seventh anniversary of his death in Chiang Mai, they have learnt that prosecutors have decided not to press murder charges against the soldier who gunned him down.
Gender equality still falls short
Editorial, Published on 03/03/2024
» As the world prepares to commemorate International Women's Day on Friday, the recent tragedy involving the disappearance and murder of 27-year-old Chonlada "Noon" Muthuwong has cast a stark light on the persistent violence against women in Thailand.
Unsafe schooling
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2024
» Schools are supposed to be safe zones -- more akin to a second home for students where they can learn, gain new experiences, improve their skills and forge friendships.
Needless forest evictions persist
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2024
» Amid the biological richness of Kaeng Krachan National Park, while forest authorities celebrate the importance of wildlife, a troubling practice of forcibly evicting native forest dwellers in the name of wildlife and biodiversity protection continues unabated. This violation of the forest dweller's rights must cease.
A murder most foul
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2024
» The pace of the investigation into the gruesome murder of an impoverished woman in Sa Kaeo is rapidly eroding the credibility of the police.
National Defence College course sparks buzz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2023
» A new course launched by the National Defence College (NDC) that fosters networking among middle-level military personnel, state officials and businesspeople has caused a stir with critics saying it deepens patronage culture.
Red faces in fugitive saga
News, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2023
» A villain wanted by state authorities, runaway inmate Chaowalit Thongduang, who remains at large more than a month after escaping from a southern hospital, projects himself as a "victim of injustice."