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Qatar seeks closer ties with Thailand
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/12/2015
» Qatar, a tiny Gulf state with the world's highest income per capita, is keen to expand economic and social ties with Thailand and other countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS).
Model citizens await fate in military court
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/12/2014
» Two bailed defendants allegedly involved in the so-called "Khon Kaen model" of red-shirt resistance insist they are innocent and had nothing to do with past red-shirt rallies.
LGBTI conference gets under way in Bangkok
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/11/2016
» The first global conference on LGBTI to be held in Thailand kicks off in Bangkok on Monday with the aim of improving the understanding of policymakers and the public.
Suu Kyi faces tough task to lift economy
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/04/2016
» Myanmar's first civilian administration will face the Herculean task of producing economic achievements as the country battles difficult reforms amid a lack of skilled labour, according to Thai academics.
Scholars fret over harassment
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/11/2015
» Thai academics are concerned about ongoing harassment by the authorities of people who express their opinions.
Supreme court acquits all protesters in Hat Yai gas pipeline riot
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/10/2015
» SONGKHLA — The Supreme Court has dismissed riot charges against all 32 defendants arising from their protest in Hat Yai against the Thai-Malaysian gas project 13 years ago, in a ruling delivered on Wednesday.
Court upholds ruling in gas protest case
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/10/2015
» SONGKHLA: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed riot charges against all 32 defendants arising from their protest against a Thai-Malaysian gas project in Hat Yai 13 years ago.
UNCHR 'appalled' at lengthy lese majeste jail terms
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/08/2015
» The United Nations’ human rights agency said Tuesday it is “appalled” by jail terms dispensed under the country’s lese majeste law and urged Thailand to amend the “vague and broad” statute to bring it in line with international standards.
Lese majeste terms 'appal' UN
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2015
» The government should amend the "vague and broad" lese majeste law to bring it into line with international human rights standards, says Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Kin appeal in slain Saudi case
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/07/2014
» The public prosecutor’s office and the family of slain Saudi businessman Mohammed al-Ruwaili filed an appeal late last month against the March acquittal of five Thai police officers accused of kidnapping and murdering him 24 years ago.