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  • THAILAND

    Rohingya conflict a humanitarian crisis: rights group

    News, Published on 05/02/2018

    » Human rights groups have urged the Thai government and other Asean countries to treat the Rohingya conflict as a humanitarian crisis as over 120,000 members of this Muslim minority have fled Myanmar in the wake of a brutal crackdown by the military.

  • BUSINESS

    'I am confident about 2017'

    Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/01/2017

    » The military government brought in Somkid Jatusripitak to lead the regime's economic team in 2015, as the country was struggling with internal politics and global economic downturn.

  • THAILAND

    ACT's 'new face' shakes up party funding

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/10/2018

    » Katerut Laothamatas, a 29-year-old politician, wants to prove that the Ruamphalang Prachachartthai Party, which was co-founded by Suthep Thaugsuban, is not just an ad hoc group created to support the military government.

  • OPINION

    Prabowo gets a TikTok makeover

    News, Published on 12/12/2023

    » Indonesians will get a chance to hear from their presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls in the first of five televised debates this week. The theme of the discussion is, among other issues, human rights. It should provide an opportunity for voters in the world's third-largest democracy to probe the calibre and character of the front-runner for the country's top job.

  • THAILAND

    Facebook accused of censorship

    News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/05/2016

    » Rights activists have slammed Facebook's security policies after the social media giant was suspected of cooperating with the military government on imposing censorship.

  • THAILAND

    Making money from our resources

    News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/07/2018

    » Since the military government came to power, new economic policies have been rolled out and economic catchphrases coined.

  • LIFE

    Lessons of history

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021

    » After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.

  • BUSINESS

    Myanmar banks feel the heat

    Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 23/09/2019

    » The fragile state of Myanmar's banking industry remains a problem for the government as it strives to liberalise the financial sector and create a genuine market-based economy. A mini-run on local banks earlier this month underscored how shaky public confidence is.

  • OPINION

    Future Forward Party -- whose future?

    News, Published on 01/11/2018

    » Branding itself as a choice for first-time voters, both the "red" and "yellow" middle-class Thais who are tired of the military regime and colour-coded conflicts, the newly formed Future Forward Party is by far one of the most prominent parties in Thai politics.

  • LIFE

    Music with a message

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/03/2020

    » After releasing the viral anti-junta single Prathet Ku Mee (What My Country's Got) two years ago, rap group Rap Against Dictatorship has not ceased to confront the government through their music, including well-known songs like 250 So Plo (250 Bootlickers), Before Darkness and To Whom It May Concern.

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