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Li Yuzhou's family leave Thailand
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/10/2012
» BANGKOK - The wife and two children of former Chinese government informant and later dissident Li Yuzhou have finally been repatriated to a third country, but he remains locked up at the Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok.
ALRC: End impunity for state violence
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/08/2012
» The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) submitted a four-page written document to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday, calling for Thailand to abolish the tradition of impunity from punishment for violence by state officials.
Death penalty opponents urged to go public
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2016
» Despite relentless calls by local and international human rights advocacy groups that Thailand scrap capital punishment, there is a long way to go for the Thai state to give a positive response like others in the international community.
Duterte aside, all's quiet in Asean
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/09/2016
» Barack Obama, the first US president to visit Laos, concluded his final official trip to Asia by calling it "a memorable and, at times, a very moving visit".
Muslim Thai youths reject 'rigid' Islam
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2014
» Young generations of Thai Muslims are rejecting conventional and rigid interpretations of Islam, academics have claimed.
Thailand concedes rights abuses raised by UN rapporteur
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/05/2013
» Thailand has conceded to issues raised by a UN special rapporteur as alleged malpractice regarding freedom of expression and migrant labour, and to the fatal harassment of human rights defenders.
Suu Kyi pledges to help refugees
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/06/2012
» MAE SOT -- While thanking Thai authorities for taking care of refugees from Myanmar for decades, Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Saturday to do all she could to help them leave.
Road to reconciliation: Listening, being tolerant
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/10/2012
» Supporters of efforts to end a decade of political polarisation are seeing grounds for hope following discussions held around the country.
INCB neutral on capital punishment
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/02/2012
» The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) neither supports nor objects to capital punishment for convicted offenders in drug-related court cases in any country, including Thailand, The Thai representative on the 13 member board said on Tuesday.
Cabinet to consider help package for SMEs
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/04/2012
» The Labour Ministry on Tuesday will seek cabinet approval for remedial packages for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suffering from unmanageable costs because of the government's wage policy.