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Judges seek commissioner ouster in 'first'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2018
» In a move believed to be the first in the history of the Thai Courts of Justice, a petition signed by 1,776 out of all 4,555 judges nationwide was submitted on Tuesday to the Office of the Judiciary, seeking the impeachment of Judicial Commission member Chamnan Rawiwanpong.
Rights groups call for end to child marriage
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 31/07/2018
» Rights activists have called on the government and Muslim leaders to take legal action against a 41-year-old Malaysian man who controversially married an 11-year-old girl from Narathiwat province and prevent such a case from happening again.
Lawyer calls for activist killing video
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2018
» The lawyer of slain Lahu rights activist Chaiyaphum Pasae has asked the army to show closed circuit TV footage of the incident in which he was shot dead by a soldier in Chiang Mai in March last year.
Fishermen strike over new regulations
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/04/2018
» More than a thousand fishing boats yesterday went on strike against the government's stringent measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Activist Chanoknan flees lese majeste summons
Published on 29/01/2018
» Pro-democracy activist Chanoknan "Cartoon" Ruamsap fled into exile on Sunday, ahead of arrest by military order for sharing on her Facebook account a BBC profile of His Majesty the King.
Parks Department to appeal in island case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/08/2017
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will petition the Appeal Court after the Krabi Provincial Court last month granted a man the right to possess land on Poda Island.
Sixty duped migrants get job scam help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/07/2017
» Police and non-profit representatives yesterday helped 60 workers from Myanmar who were duped by con agents into giving them money to work in Thailand, only to be abandoned at an apartment for more than three months with no passports.
NLA nod to worker protection
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2017
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday voted unanimously to pass draft amendments to the 1998 Labour Protection Act aimed at improving job opportunities and labour rights protection for the elderly and disabled workers.
British rights activist sues Thai authorities
News, Published on 01/06/2017
» A British rights activist has filed lawsuits against Thai authorities and a major fruit producer accusing them of unlawful prosecution over a 2014 criminal defamation case against him which was thrown out of court.
British rights activist sues Thai authorities
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2017
» A British rights activist filed lawsuits on Wednesday against Thai authorities and a major Thai fruit producer, accusing them of unlawful prosecution over a 2014 criminal defamation case against him which had been thrown out of court.