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New web censorship worries
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/12/2011
» Police say people have nothing to worry about with its proposed procurement of a web censoring system since it won't be used inappropriately.
Deals with the devil
News, Postbag, Published on 26/07/2018
» If the junta's soiree to the Northeast is not blatant touting for popularity and eventual votes, I don't know what is.
Constitution: Axe courts & watchdog orgs?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/02/2012
» Close Thaksin associate floats idea of eliminating Constitution Court & Administrative Court set up by 1997 People's Constitution.
Speedy executions: Will Chalerm bypass Thai & international law?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/04/2012
» Chalerm Yubamrung's proposal to speed up executions, a big step backward that ignores global & Thai trends in legal reform.
Anti-money laundering blacklist spells trouble
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/05/2012
» With Thailand thrown on an international financial blacklist, difficulties sending money places, opening bank accounts & higher interest rates all likely.
Government invokes security law
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/11/2012
» Tomorrow's Pitak Siam rally poses a threat to national security, which justifies the invocation of the Internal Security Act (ISA), Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.
Red shirts uneasy over PM's visit to Prem
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/04/2012
» Pictures of leading government officials paying respect to Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda have been hard for some red-shirts to accept. Watching the PM and cabinet members doing the same may be impossible.
(Updated) Big changes coming soon?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2013
» A major cabinet shake-up could come within days as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seems likely to follow her older brother's advice to bring in fresh faces to restore the government's popularity.
Going global, for the wrong reasons
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/05/2013
» Civic society groups in Thailand have been doing it for so many years – internationalising local conflicts involving the government so that, hopefully, external pressure will be brought upon the government to resolve the issue.
Bail revoked
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/05/2011
» Pheu Thai looks likely to have lost one of its best campaigners as Jatuporn has his bail withdrawn by the Criminal Court.