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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.
UN calls for govt to act on 'disappearance' law
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/03/2016
» The United Nations and other international and local human rights agencies have called on the government to act upon its promises to criminalise enforced disappearances.
Koh Tao murder pair get death
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/12/2015
» KOH SAMUI: Two migrant workers from Myanmar have been sentenced to death for the brutal murders of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in September 2014, a gruesome crime that focused global attention on tourist safety and police conduct in the country.
Open and public discussion remains a risky business
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/10/2015
» There have been stark differences in the commemorative events for the Oct 14, 1973 student uprising and the Oct 6, 1976 massacre. The first was about the triumph for the democratic forces of the students, while the latter was the opposite. This year's commemorations were no exception.
Trial for Koh Tao killings starts Wednesday
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/07/2015
» Surat Thani — Two Myanmar migrants accused of murdering two Britons 10 months ago on the tourist island of Koh Tao will stand trial Wednesday.
Koh Tao policeman challenged over killings
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/07/2015
» Surat Thani: Defence lawyers of two Myanmar suspects accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao challenged a police officer involved in the case over the reliability of his investigation as the trial opened Wednesday.
Key forensic re-testing sought
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/07/2015
» Surat Thani: Defence lawyers expect the Koh Samui Provincial Court will decide Friday whether to allow a re-examination of forensic evidence in the trial of two Myanmar nationals accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao.
Court orders evidence retested
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/07/2015
» The Samui Provincial Court has ordered remaining forensic evidence in the Koh Tao tourist murders case to be sent for re-examination at the Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science in line with a defence request.
Koh Tao murder trial resumes Wednesday
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/07/2015
» The mothers of the two Myanmar migrants accused in the Koh Tao murders of two British tourists have flown in to support their sons as the hearing resumes Wednesday at Samui Provincial Court.
PACC mulls ex-cop trafficking rap
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/03/2014
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is considering whether to file charges against a police officer for alleged involvement in the trafficking of illegal Rohingya immigrants in Phang Nga.