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Many activists at Piromya's funeral
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/03/2012
» Hundreds of leading and veteran social and political activists showed up at the cremation of Piromya Bhumisak on Monday afternoon, paying tribute to the only sister of Thailand's great ideologist Jit Bhumisak, whose works and life inspired democracy movements around the country for 50 years.
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.
UN expects more efforts on human rights
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2012
» Thailand will try to strike a balance between national interest and security pressures when the country announces further commitments to human rights issues in a key United Nations meeting slated for Thursday in Geneva.
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.
King's theory of sufficiency gains merit
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/02/2012
» Many believe there is no system that can replace a capitalist democracy, but the sufficiency economy philosophy proposed by His Majesty the King can address its imperfections, one of Thailand's pre-eminent citizens said.
Forsaking food for a cause
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/02/2012
» Panitan Prueksakasemsuk, a student who started a 112-hour hunger strike on Saturday in sympathy for his jailed father, is wondering whether he will follow in his father's activist footsteps.
'Royalist democracy' seen as threat
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/02/2012
» A royalist democracy _ a regime whereby elite groups exploit the monarchy for their political legitimacy _ poses a real danger to the country, US-based Thai scholar Thongchai Winichakul says.
Facts first, colonel's widow demands
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/01/2012
» The facts regarding the deaths from political conflict need to be established first, and any decision make compensation payment or allow amnesty should not be rushed, a public hearing called by the truth and reconciliation commission heard on Monday
Calls for lese majeste rejig gather pace
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/01/2012
» A group of academic and rights activists started a campaign yesterday to gather signatures backing an amendment to the lese majeste law.
30-baht health plan relaunch opposed
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2012
» Civic groups are opposing the government's plan to relaunch the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.