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Self-regulation 'the right path' for media
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/02/2017
» Self-regulation is practical for journalists as an ethical and professional media is an important aspect of democracy, a seminar has been told.
Bangkok bombing suspects deny charges
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/02/2016
» Two Uighur defendants pleaded not guilty to charges brought against them for involvement in the Aug 17 Erawan shrine blast at Ratchaprasong intersection in the Military Court yesterday.
Regime 'toughens Section 112'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/12/2015
» Despite an annual decline in lawsuits over the past couple of years, the lese majeste law has been toughened under the junta, in which a military court has replaced a civilian one in ruling on criminal charges that carry a maximum jail term of 15 years for each count, lawyers and critics say.
Human trafficking pre-trials press on
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/01/2016
» High-profile human trafficking pre-trials of migrant worker victims have continued this week amid concerns about a lack of witness protection.
'Nervous' NCPO allows academic-freedom forum to proceed
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/12/2015
» A panel discussion on academic freedom under the military threatened with cancellation by the military will be allowed to continue as scheduled.
Border camps deny failings as Uighur toddler dies of TB
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/12/2014
» Immigration authorities have defended hygiene standards at detention centres for illegal Uighur immigrants following the death of a child.
Agencies want PM out, says Suranand
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/03/2014
» Independent agencies are working hard to drive caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from her post, but military intervention is unlikely unless violence erupts nationwide, said PM's secretary-general Suranand Vejjajiva.
UN denounces Somyot verdict
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/01/2013
» Jailing former editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk for lese majeste has undermined freedom of expression and is a setback to human rights, says the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Kachin refugees face aid crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2012
» As many as 10,000 ethnic Kachin refugees from Myanmar are facing food and water shortages and inadequate sanitation at makeshift camps in China, a human rights group said yesterday.
Migrant workers 'unprotected'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/03/2012
» The International Labour Organisation has criticised Thailand for failing to include migrant workers in its Workmen's Compensation Fund.