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Man killed by train while filming video content
News, Online Reporters, Published on 18/12/2024
» RATCHABURI - A 53-year-old man was run over and killed by a train while he was filming a video for social-media content on Wednesday morning.
Old man struck, dragged 10km underneath car
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/12/2024
» RATCHABURI – An 84-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck that then dragged his body for about 10 kilometres along the road.
HRC term off to shaky start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2024
» Winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in October is one thing. But walking the line of good human rights protection seems to be a different issue for the Thai government, which starts its three-year term with the body on Jan 1.
Seven killed in crash while fleeing police
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/11/2024
» Seven foreign workers were killed when their pickup truck struck a power pole and plunged into a ditch while their driver was fleeing police in Nakhon Pathom.
City plan upsets consumer group
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/11/2024
» The Thailand Consumer Council (TCC) will submit a petition against the Bangkok city plan to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday, citing flaws in public hearing processes that violate people's rights.
Thailand has human rights role to play
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/11/2024
» The recent election of Thailand to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is, in a sense, a cause for elation. Yet it also comes with the responsibility of proving to the global/local community that the country can set an example for good practices and propel the HRC to take effective action on key matters based on international standards. This is daunting in a world of multi-and-mini polarities and poly-crises.
Three killed in speeding truck crash
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/10/2024
» KANCHANABURI – Three people were killed and one was seriously injured when their speeding pickup truck lost control after it hit another vehicle and crashed into a roadside store on Tuesday morning.
Mekong hydropower projects worry NHRC
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/10/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says transboundary hydropower dam projects along the Mekong River pose a risk to Thailand's environment, economy and community safety.
Thailand vows to promote human rights for UNHRC term
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 13/10/2024
» Thailand has vowed to promote collaborative work among human rights academics and work with civil society organisations during its three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Car plunges off expressway, driver killed
News, Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2024
» A motorist was killed when his vehicle hit a crash barrier and then plummeted 15 metres off an expressway to the ground below in Bangkok on Monday night.