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Thai, foreign press 'face similar pressures'
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/11/2015
» Pressures facing the Thai media are apparently no better than those in other countries, a seminar was told yesterday.
Stateless Lao still struggling for basic rights 40 years later
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 14/12/2015
» The 21-year civil war in Laos forced a large number of Lao people to seek refuge in Thailand, and many of them still live in the country today.
Black-clad mourners pay respects
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/12/2015
» Black-clad mourners took part in funeral rites held nationwide to pay their respects to the late Supreme Patriarch as His Holiness' cremation was held at Wat Debsirindrawas in Bangkok.
Locals renew demand for payout delay
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 18/12/2015
» Villagers who live close to the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project in Samut Prakan yesterday have again asked the government to delay paying compensation to the NVPSKG consortium until the court reaches a final verdict in the dispute.
Somsak denies B16m house is his at trial
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/11/2015
» Former education minister Somsak Prisnananthakul has made a last-ditch effort to defend himself against accusations of having acquired "unusual wealth" at a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) hearing as his impeachment case nears its close.
Watchdog pans crime re-enactments
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/11/2015
» The police habit of parading criminal suspects before a press conference to admit their supposed guilt is against the law and violates suspects' rights because they are regarded as innocent until found guilty, a seminar was told Thursday.
4G spectrum windfall to help farmers
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 20/11/2015
» The government will spend part of the revenue from the fourth-generation (4G) spectrum auction to finance the country's agricultural plan to ease the impact of drought on farmers.
Sanit apologises in cop promotion row
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 06/10/2015
» Acting Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) chief Sanit Mahathaworn yesterday expressed regret for upsetting a group of police officers who felt he had discriminated against them and threatened legal action if he persisted.
Police to install face scanners at all border checkpoints
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 17/10/2015
» The Royal Thai Police will install facial scanners at all border checkpoints to make the process of immigration screening more efficient and to prevent transnational crimes.
NRSA sets 20-month reform goal
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 19/10/2015
» The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has unveiled a new "1-1-18" timeframe for its work on reform and is set to establish a committee to foster reconciliation.