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Rank and file red shirts are 'losing faith'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/01/2012
» After almost six months with a red shirt-friendly Pheu Thai government, the movement's rank and file are losing hope.
Phnom Penh in the spotlight
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2012
» More peaceful Cambodian-Thai relations, modest democratisation in Burma, and hopes for reduced tension with Beijing over the South China Sea are among the factors that should help Asean focus on creating a truly integrated economic community in the next three years.
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.
Pundits castdoubts over Bangkok terror claims
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/01/2012
» Activists and academics have raised doubts over the credibility of terrorism threats in Thailand.
Pop firebrand's rocky road to monkhood
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» From pop star to fiery protest leader and probably best remembered for escaping the clutches of the police by climbing down a length of rope from a hotel balcony, Arisman Pongruangrong now walks calmly in his new role as a Buddhist monk.
Red-shirt bail procedure begins
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/02/2012
» The Justice Ministry is beginning the filing of bail applications for about 60 red-shirt detainees with the special budget of 43.8 million baht provided by the Yingluck Shinawatra government for use as bail bonds.
Surin: Put spotlight on skills
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/02/2012
» The prospect of many migrant workers returning home to help Myanmar rebuild its economy should be a wake-up call for Thailand, underlining the need to shift from a labour-intensive system to one built on higher skills, says Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
Asean chief says Thailand must change
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/02/2012
» The enthusiasm of Myanmar's leadership for their migrants to return and work for the country's development should be a wake-up call for Thailand, Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan has warned.
Academics: Security worry after AEC
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/03/2012
» The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will expose the regional grouping to further security issues and exploitation of natural resources from hegemonic powers like the United States and China, according to a seminar on "Will Thailand Survive the AEC?"
AEC 'invites exploitation'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/03/2012
» The Asean Economic Community will expose the regional grouping to further security problems and exploitation of natural resources from world powers such as the US and China, a seminar was told yesterday.