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Cruel forest law helped condemn Billy to death
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/09/2019
» Details of the gruesome murder of missing Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen released last week by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) sent shivers down many spines. As the case made headlines, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha echoed public sentiment in calling for the culprit to be punished.
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Cadet's death sinks public trust in army
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/11/2017
» 'Again?" I believe that is the question asked by many over the death of a first-year student of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Afaps) as public mistrust of the military's training and disciplinary methods grows.
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A kerbside view of Thai politics
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/07/2017
» On the day the doors of Phitsanulok Mansion were opened for Chalerm Changthongmadan, he felt his existence was recognised for the first time in his life.
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Victims or criminals?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/06/2017
» We live in two overlapping worlds -- one is safe, the other is not. This is the motto of drug users arriving at the house in the "white zone", as they put it.
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Too little, too late for Lahu traumatised by youth's killing
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/05/2017
» 'They pointed a gun at me," Lana whispers into my ear. It's like a confession after her attempts to tell me fragments of a happy story that sounds like her Lahu community lives in a peaceful haven -- but she hesitates when saying "they are helping to develop us".
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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).
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New NHS interpretation 'devastating' to UC
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/01/2016
» The Council of State's (CoS) interpretation of the National Health Security (NHS) law could devastate the Universal Coverage Healthcare (UC) scheme, a health group says.
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Gold mine locals to get health checks
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/01/2015
» The Public Health Ministry has ordered health checks on villagers living near a gold mine in Phichit province and for treatment to be provided for those whose blood is contaminated by heavy metals.
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Solar projects cast new light on graft
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/10/2014
» Successive governments have pushed the development of clean energy, particularly solar power projects, for more than a decade, but the project procurement process is rarely considered clean.
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Police fail again to appear before human rights panel
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/02/2014
» Police officials yesterday failed for a second time to appear before the National Human Rights Commission which is probing violence during a police attempt to reclaim Phan Fah Bridge from Dhamma Army protesters last month.
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