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Cambodian migrants' kin to testify in trafficking case
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/01/2017
» Parents of Cambodian human trafficking victims who were rescued from fishing boats in the southern border province of Ranong have travelled to Thailand to testify for their children in court.
Temple of Dawn offers a beacon of hope
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2017
» To many, an education and a better future are a privilege and a luxury, although exception do arise such as in the case of the learning centre in active operation under the roof of the iconic Wat Arun in the old Bangkok quarters.
A close bond
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/12/2016
» Australia and Thailand are separated by 5,788km, or eight hours on the plane. But the distance belies the strong bond between the country in the southern hemisphere and the tropical Southeast Asian Kingdom, who will celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations next year.
Absorbing Rohingya becomes a regional challenge
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/12/2016
» The Myanmar army crackdown in Rakhine state has overwhelmed the border area of Bangladesh and also eliminated the possibility of sending Rohingya migrants in Thailand back to Myanmar. As a result, Thailand must consider other solutions such as new shelter arrangements or reuniting families in Muslim-majority Malaysia, suggests the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
Global forum urges adoption of migrant rights pledge
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/12/2016
» Dhaka: Thailand has fully supported the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, a rights protection pledge agreed upon in New York last September.
Rohingya crisis eases, but far from ideal
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/09/2016
» The situation of the Rohingya boat people may have eased for now, but "humane and sustainable solutions" are still a long way off as only one-third of those people have been resettled, human rights activists and the United Nations say.
The Lady comes calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/06/2016
» The visit this week by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will certainly brighten the spirits of the sombre Thai people and could also lift the profile of the Thai junta and Myanmar's top leader.
'More action needed' to protect Rohingya
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/06/2016
» The government is making steady progress in tackling trafficking, a year after Thailand and Asean started addressing the trafficking of Rohingya migrants, a seminar was told.
'Streisand effect' reaches out for NCPO chief
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/05/2016
» It's never easy for the media to work when the country is under a military regime. Poor ratings for press freedom given recently by two agencies, the US-based Freedom House and Reporters without Borders (RSF) have attested to this fact.
Rights groups slam military arrest powers
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/04/2016
» Six international human rights groups have issued a joint call for the revocation of a National Commission for Peace and Order (NCPO) order conferring sweeping law and order powers on the military as part of the crackdown on mafia influence.