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Free vs hate speech as world changes
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 28/12/2022
» While the Asia-Pacific region is home to a wealth of constructive traditions and practices, it is also confronted with the conundrum of how to protect freedom of expression at the same time as tackling hate speech which is rampant today. A morass of laws of a prohibitive and inhibitive kind are emerging, entrenching censorship and self-censorship, especially in the face of more authoritarian trends, rather than a broader range of actions to respect a diversity of opinions and to counter incitement to hatred.
'Protective' canvas falls on roadway, damages car
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/08/2022
» A car was heavily damaged on Rama II Road in Bang Khunthian district late Thursday night when a canvas sheet filled with rainwater fell from an elevated road structure under construction.
Vegetarian Festival reined in by pandemic, rising costs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2021
» The Vegetarian Festival starts today and will run until Oct 14 but celebrations throughout the nation are being toned down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cops make 2 huge busts at same place
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2021
» Two men have been arrested and a vast quantity of drugs seized in the northern province of Phrae.
The elephant in the room
News, Leah Carter, Published on 20/10/2019
» Elephants are a national symbol, source of pride and one of the biggest draws for tourists to Thailand.
Security Council visit raises spectre of ICC
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 05/05/2018
» The United Nations Security Council's visit to Myanmar earlier this week has raised the spectre of increased international involvement in its refugee crisis, including referring it to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Although the delegation's main priority was seeing firsthand the government's efforts to prepare for the return of the Muslim -- or Rohingya -- refugees from Bangladesh, inevitably it also raised the need to investigate the causes of the mass exodus.