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Banned in Bangkok
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/05/2017
» This article is prohibited. It is therefore forbidden to read further. But you're reading it, right? Despite the introductory photo. Or because of it maybe? Of course you are.
'Combustible ice' could fuel energy future
Published on 19/05/2017
» BEIJING: Commercial development of the globe’s huge reserves of a frozen fossil fuel known as “combustible ice” has moved closer to reality after Japan and China successfully extracted the material from the seafloor off their coastlines.
Parents receive Korea award for 'Pai Dao Din'
Published on 18/05/2017
» South Korea’s May 18 Memorial Foundation on Thursday presented the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights to student activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa to his parents.
Rights group slams six arrests
News, Published on 05/05/2017
» The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) has urged the government to stop the practice of arbitrary detention of political activists, and to immediately release people recently charged with criticising authorities.
Rights lawyer faces up to 150 years in prison
Published on 04/05/2017
» Human rights lawyer Prawet Prapanukul faces up to 150 years in prison if convicted on 10 counts of lese majeste, legal watchdog Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said on Thursday.
UK has first coal-free day since 1880s
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/04/2017
» The United Kingdom had its first full day without burning coal to make electricity since the Industrial Revolution more than a century ago, according to grid operator National Grid Plc.
Watana vows suit over plaque fuss
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/04/2017
» Former Pheu Thai Party MP Watana Muangsook acknowledges a charge that he posted false information about the disappearance of the 1932 Siamese Revolution plaque on his Facebook page.
Activists' quest for plaque footage fails
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/04/2017
» A group of activists attempted Wednesday to check security camera footage at the Royal Plaza to look for clues about the disappearance of the 1932 Siamese Revolution plaque, only to be told the cameras had been removed on March 31.
Troops head off foreign lease seminar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/04/2017
» Soldiers have stepped in to ban a seminar involving academics and activists who oppose the government's plan to extend the land lease period for foreign investors in areas designated as the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to 99 years.
PM orders probe into missing memorial plaque
News, Published on 19/04/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a probe into the disappearance of the 1932 Siamese Revolution memorial plaque and warned against any attempts to exploit the issue to stir up conflict.