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Shinawatras leave a tainted legacy
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/09/2017
» When former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show up at the Supreme Court just before the verdict of her trial for alleged malfeasance on Aug 25, it portended an uncertain fate for her Pheu Thai Party.
Pai Dao Din's father vows to seek justice amid uncertainty
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, or Pai Dao Din, may have passed the last subject of his undergraduate course last Friday, but no one knows if he will be able to celebrate his graduation with friends at the end of this year.
Regime puts journalists in the crosshairs
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/03/2017
» Freedom of expression is under threat in the post-coup era, and now Thai journalists are in the firing line. Since last month, the nation's media circle has been shaken by the "bill on rights protection, ethical promotion and standards of media professionals" -- the media rights protection bill -- proposed by the media reform steering panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
PM orders health chief reinstated
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/08/2015
» Public health permanent secretary Narong Sahametapat has been reinstated after a five-month hiatus following his prolonged conflict with an agency over its management of the universal healthcare budget.
Health permanent secretary moved
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/03/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha transferred Dr Narong Sahametapat, permanent secretary for health, to the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday pending an inquiry into alleged conflicts at the Public Health Ministry.
Clampdown on free speech dooms reform, activists say
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/11/2014
» Consumer rights activists are warning they must be allowed to speak out on behalf of the public or national reforms will fail.
Mae Song cadmium clean-up promised
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/10/2014
» The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) has vowed to enforce strict legal measures to eradicate cadmium contamination in the Mae Tao river basin.
NHRC wants Petroleum Act revoked
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/09/2014
» The Petroleum Act 1971 should be revoked as it violates human rights, a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seminar has heard.
Lawyers ready fresh evidence in Billy case
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/09/2014
» A team of human rights lawyers is preparing new evidence to convince the Phetchaburi Appeal Court to order an emergency hearing on the disappearance of prominent Karen activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, known as "Billy".
Freeze on subsidies to hit hospitals
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/09/2014
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is lowering its public health targets and freezing hospital subsidies for the next fiscal year after the government cut the universal healthcare budget.