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Shaking up conscription
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/05/2023
» Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.
Somsak backs calls to castrate rapists
News, Thana Boonlert & King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/12/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Friday voiced support for calls for a law that would force convicted rapists to undergo chemical castration.
Transsexual caught over B10m swindle
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2019
» A transgender woman has been arrested for duping mostly Japanese men out of more than 10 million baht over the past two months, according to the police.
LGBT bill still gets it wrong
News, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2018
» Even though Thailand has adopted quite a tolerant attitude toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community, there are always limits to this. One of these concerns their marital status. Same sex couples can have a wedding ceremony and live together openly, for example, but they cannot legally wed as heterosexual couples can.
Tiny steps for LGBTI rights
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2018
» Just about three months ago, the Justice Ministry's official in charge of the matter promised a new bill to improve the battered rights of same-sex couples. Since then, the government and the Rights and Liberties Protection Department in particular has been tight-lipped. A bill that demands public input and debate has received neither.
It's not black and white at Thammasat
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 19/03/2018
» Black and white uniforms are usually ubiquitous at most Thai universities -- but not at Thammasat University. Formed by Pridi Banomyong over eight decades ago, the university has been perceived as a bastion of liberal values and non-conformity in the country.