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Migrant workers protest
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/04/2012
» Recent protests by thousands of migrant workers in Songkla and Kanchanaburi has exposed further evidence of how Thai exporters to giant American, European and Australian food chains have gone unaudited.
Hopes run high for NLD poll win
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/03/2012
» YANGON: Optimism is running high for the National League for Democracy (NLD) over the possibility of its iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi winning the by-election on Sunday.
Diplomatic wisdom
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2012
» Each person has his or her own relationship with books and that changes over time, British ambassador Asif Anwar Ahmad said recently.
'New politicians' threaten elite
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/03/2012
» A new breed of politicians who use their money to gain influence among the rural population poses a threat to the conservative power elite, say researchers on a peace and reconciliation project.
Many activists at Piromya's funeral
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/03/2012
» Hundreds of leading and veteran social and political activists showed up at the cremation of Piromya Bhumisak on Monday afternoon, paying tribute to the only sister of Thailand's great ideologist Jit Bhumisak, whose works and life inspired democracy movements around the country for 50 years.
Thailand needs fresh mindset in dealing with 'new' Myanmar
Spectrum, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/04/2012
» The anticipated entry into mainstream Myanmar politics of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hasten a Thai rethink of its policies regarding its neighbour to the west.
Calls for lese majeste rejig gather pace
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/01/2012
» A group of academic and rights activists started a campaign yesterday to gather signatures backing an amendment to the lese majeste law.
Mahathir: Life-long learning is key
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» A culture of life-long learning was truly needed if a nation wanted to gear towards a knowledge-based society, said former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad said when receiving an honorary degree in political science conferred by Naresuan University on Friday morning.
Pop firebrand's rocky road to monkhood
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/01/2012
» From pop star to fiery protest leader and probably best remembered for escaping the clutches of the police by climbing down a length of rope from a hotel balcony, Arisman Pongruangrong now walks calmly in his new role as a Buddhist monk.
Facts first, colonel's widow demands
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/01/2012
» The facts regarding the deaths from political conflict need to be established first, and any decision make compensation payment or allow amnesty should not be rushed, a public hearing called by the truth and reconciliation commission heard on Monday