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Junta releases red shirt supporter
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/05/2014
» The young brother of a medic slain in the closing hours of the 2010 violence at Wat Pathum Wanaram was released Tuesday after a five-day detention by the army.
Media curbs fail to stem dissent
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2014
» Several protest groups took to the streets and internet on Friday to air their opposition to Thursday’s coup, sidestepping the military’s bid to curb dissent through a blackout of television and radio broadcasting.
Anti-coup rally on streets, social media
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/05/2014
» With most television and radio stations either shut down or presenting official announcements, opponents of the coup have taken to the streets and the internet to express their grievances.
Update: Mixed reaction to martial law
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/05/2014
» The declaration of martial law by the Royal Thai Army has received a cautious welcome from anti-government protesters but has taken a lot of flak from academics as the future of Thailand rests in just one pair of hands – army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Scholars say interim PM plan is a ‘ploy’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/05/2014
» Academics yesterday criticised the idea of appointing a non-elected interim prime minister to lead political reform before a new election, saying the proposal was just a ploy to get rid of certain politicians.
The shock waves from society’s dead poet
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2014
» The daylight murder of pro-government poet Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee has raised concerns of targeted assassinations of those deemed disloyal to the establishment, similar to the violence that preceded the October, 1976, massacre.
'Don't forget lese majeste prisoners'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/03/2014
» The public must not forget prisoners of conscience at this crucial juncture in Thai politics, a young student activist said after visiting lese majeste prisoners at the Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday.
Anti-PDRC group calls for peace
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/02/2014
» About 100 people gathered at Thammasat University on Friday evening to call for the election process to be completed quickly.
Some mourn on Valentine's Day
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/02/2014
» As people exchange pledges of love on Valentine’s Day, two women in Thailand who lost loved ones in difficult political circumstances make more solemn vows to their late husband and son respectively. ‘‘We will never love you less though death has parted us’’.
Refusal to talk fuels crisis, HRW warns
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/01/2014
» A lack of communication between the government and its opponents could lead to an escalation of violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.