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Temple of Dawn offers a beacon of hope
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2017
» To many, an education and a better future are a privilege and a luxury, although exception do arise such as in the case of the learning centre in active operation under the roof of the iconic Wat Arun in the old Bangkok quarters.
UN urges review of LM cases
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/01/2017
» The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) has urged Thailand to review lese majeste cases including the current "Pai Dao Din" controversy.
Pai Dao Din allowed to sit uni exams in prison
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/01/2017
» The government has agreed to let lese majeste suspect Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa sit two of his university exams in a Khon Kaen prison next month.
Loss count in South 'needs reassessment'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/12/2016
» The government should start to assess the economic cost of conflicts in the deep South in a more systematic way, with the participation of civil society organisations, Rangsit University's dean of the College of Social Innovation Sungsidh Piriyarangsan says.
Somyot wins prestigious Korean trade union award
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» Seoul: Korean labour activists will announce a special prize to Thai lese majeste prisoner Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, who will be the first non-Korean unionist to win the award, according to the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
Somyot's kin receives Korean award
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/11/2016
» SEOUL - The daughter of labour activist and lese majeste prisoner Somyot Prueksakasemsuk has received a solidarity Korean trade union award on behalf of her father for his unwavering support and engagement to the course of regional labour solidarity.
Thai women turn to love in South Korea
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/11/2016
» Yatida Bae didn't plan to become a housewife when she moved to South Korea nine years ago to earn money for her family back in Thailand.
Thailand still a bolthole for North Koreans
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/11/2016
» Thailand remains the safest route for asylum seekers from North Korea seeking to get to South Korea, despite frequent crackdowns by officials, according to defectors who have settled in the South's capital, Seoul.
Stakeholders chip Computer Crime Act
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/11/2016
» The new Computer Crime Act (CCA) draft drew flak from stakeholders, including prominent law enforcers, at a parliamentary public hearing yesterday.
LGBTI conference gets under way in Bangkok
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/11/2016
» The first global conference on LGBTI to be held in Thailand kicks off in Bangkok on Monday with the aim of improving the understanding of policymakers and the public.