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PM must act on lawsuits
News, Editorial, Published on 02/08/2016
» Authorities moved ahead on lawsuits last week that never should have been accepted. Three of the country's leading human and civil rights defenders have been charged with criminally defaming the armed forces, specifically the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc). Coincidentally, a similar case saw the formal arrest of a determined young woman protesting against the brutal killing of her uncle during army training.
Running toward a crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2020
» With two major political gatherings, one seeking to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from power and the other throwing its support behind him, going on over the weekend, it cannot be denied that the country is on the brink of plunging into a new round of crisis.
Threats have run course
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2020
» Running events have gained popularity in Thailand recently and the authorities have always supported them. However, once they started carrying a political message against the prime minister, the authorities have done what they should not do. Over the past week, reports have emerged about alleged intimidation by the police and other officials against organisers of the Run Against Dictatorship events, also known as Wing Lai Lung, to be held this Sunday in Bangkok and various provinces.
Activists need protection
News, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2019
» Thailand's already battered human rights record has fallen another notch following reports of the mysterious disappearance of three activists accused of lese majeste while in exile in Vietnam.
Thaksin case leaves stain
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2024
» Finally, convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has never stayed even a night in jail since returning from self-imposed exile in August, is to gain his freedom when he is discharged on parole, probably today.
Srettha sees plate fill up
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2023
» More than three months since the May 14 general election and after a series of elaborate political dramas, Thailand finally has a new prime minister.
Deaths sully army image
News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2017
» Another young conscript has died in mysterious circumstances. This time the incident took place at a military base in Surat Thani.
Isoc showing the way
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2017
» Finally, the military made the right decision this week to correct a misguided move. The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) deserves praise for its withdrawal of defamation lawsuits against three human rights activists who authored a report on the torture and ill-treatment of security officers in the South, and agreed to work with them to probe the allegations.
Justice system put on trial
News, Editorial, Published on 24/02/2017
» Following the much-publicised wrongful imprisonment claim by former schoolteacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, similar alleged "scapegoat" cases have recently come to light.
Questioning the police
News, Editorial, Published on 05/05/2016
» Within a week, two instances of brutal attacks by groups of young men have dominated the news and social media. The first was the Songkran attack in Hua Hin against a British family. On the day the elderly British couple testified before the Hua Hin Provincial Court about their nightmarish experience, six suspects were arrested in Bangkok over a brawl, which resulted in the death of a disabled man.