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Stamping out criticism only foments gossip, mockery
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/03/2015
» On the surface, Thailand appears quiet on the political front, with relative peace and order as it enters another stage of the political roadmap.
Military regime can't turn back the clock of progress
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2014
» My memory of one of this country's democratic milestones — the student uprising of Oct 14, 1973 — was my grandmother sobbing while watching His Majesty the King's announcement on TV about a new government replacing the military dictatorship that students had tried to topple.
Uighur saga harms Thai rights record
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/07/2015
» The deportation of 109 Turkic ethnic Uighurs, including women and children, to China last week has proved another setback to the military government's foreign affairs policies as the world pours condemnation on Bangkok, rather than Beijing, for its cloak-and-dagger move.
NGOs must prove their voice is relevant
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/01/2015
» With national reform under way, 2015 should be a soul-searching period for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on how they should readjust their roles amid rapid political and social changes.
Irritation as Thailand loses its charm
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/02/2015
» To the astonishment of many, the Thai elite often feel bitterly disappointed whenever their dearest and closest friends, like the US, publicly express disapproval of “national affairs”.
World’s focus now on path back to democracy, rights
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/07/2014
» Two months after the May 22 coup, the red-shirt movement which had rallied behind the Pheu Thai Party and the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) has actually become dormant. The anti-coup exile movement has failed to ignite their defiance against military rule.
Populism has no place in agricultural policy
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/09/2013
» They are all queuing up one after another _ rice farmers, rubber growers, palm oil planters, tapioca farmers, corn growers, sugar cane planters, and many more _ to pressure the government to shore up prices of their produce.
US sets an example
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/11/2012
» The US presidential election last week, which saw the first black American president being re-elected, did more than delight many Thais.
Government must be bold to tackle southern crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/09/2012
» It is time for Yingluck Shinawatra's government to forsake its piecemeal measures towards the southern conflict and adopt a bolder, more comprehensive policy to allow political solutions to prevail over military measures.
UN expects more efforts on human rights
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2012
» Thailand will try to strike a balance between national interest and security pressures when the country announces further commitments to human rights issues in a key United Nations meeting slated for Thursday in Geneva.