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Police out to prevent 'revolution' protest
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/06/2015
» Police will not allow students or activists to stage political activities to mark the 83rd anniversary of the 1932 Siam Revolution Wednesday, national police chief Somyot Poompunmuang said.
Government meets exiles to aid return home
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/06/2015
» Thai Muslim exiles met state agencies on Monday inside a military camp in Narathiwat province, as part of a government-led peace process to build trust with southern communities.
Panel grills Thailand over rights record
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/06/2015
» The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESRC) grilled Thailand over its treatment of human rights defenders and the "excessive use" of the lese majeste law during a recent session in Geneva.
Human rights lawyer slams 'farce' of NCPO censorship
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/06/2015
» One year after the coup, Thailand's human rights situation shows no signs of improvement, says the head of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), Yaowalak Anupan.
Government 'must heed' lesson of Black May
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/05/2015
» The May 1992 massacre should serve as a forceful reminder to current military leaders not to expand their powers through an undemocratic constitution, according to those who participated in the bloody protests.
Jittra insists trial in military court wrongful
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/05/2015
» Labour activist and red-shirt supporter Jittra Cotshadet insists she reported to the military regime after the coup, and she is being wrongfully tried for defying its orders.
Na Mun locals claim gas rig's EIA is sketchy
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/05/2015
» An American natural gas production platform about to test its first flaring at the end of this month has reignited community tensions as locals and academics claim the platform's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not properly conducted.
Families still bitter in wake of botched raid
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/04/2015
» The public furore about the deadly military-police raid on a house in Thung Yang Daeng district on March 25 has subsided after a military probe cleared the four victims of any involvement in the insurgency.
17 detained Turkic people call for immediate release
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/03/2015
» A group of 17 people, claimed by both China and Turkey as their citizens and detained in Thailand as illegal immigrants, yesterday filed a suit with the Southern Criminal Court asking to be released and allowed to travel to Turkey.
Government halts transparency project
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/03/2015
» Government efforts to increase transparency through policy have been slow, particularly for setting limits on state monopolistic power, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).