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UN agencies ‘confident in Thailand’
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 11/07/2014
» NEW YORK: United Nations agencies are still confident in Thailand’s role as a leader in the region despite the military coup, the acting foreign minister says.
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Liberties dept leads bid to protect activists
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/07/2014
» The Rights and Liberties Protection Department is spearheading efforts to come up with a so-called "white list" of human rights defenders and political and environmental activists who face threats of violence and need protection.
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LCT calls for action on trafficking gangs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/07/2014
» The government should do more to tackle human trafficking gangs, Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT)’s Human Rights Sub-Committee on Ethnic Minorities, the Stateless, Migrant Workers and Displaced Persons says.
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Ministry revokes Pavin’s passport
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/07/2014
» The Department of Consular Affairs has revoked the passport of Kyoto-based Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun, who is wanted for failing to report to the junta.
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Army backs new BBC service
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/07/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has welcomed the launch of the BBC World Service's new social media service in Thailand, saying it will afford the broadcaster a better understanding of the local situation.
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Local chiefs gain more power
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/07/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) plans to amend laws to give provincial governors and district chiefs nationwide the power to oversee the reshuffle of local administrative officers.
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Dept eyes zoning changes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/07/2014
» The Royal Forest Department is toying with the idea of taking back about 6 million rai of fertile forest land given to the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) more than two decades ago, in a bid to fight encroachment.
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Dismantle sexist culture
News, Published on 11/07/2014
» The public is angry and rightly so. The rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl on a night train by a rail worker is not only shocking because of its brutality. It has shaken society to the core because it underscores the perpetual danger girls and women face from all forms of sexual violence — and the total breakdown in the system to provide safety or to punish perpetrators.
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Postbag: Make our trains safe
News, Published on 11/07/2014
» The gruesome rape-murder of the sleeping 13-year-old Nong Kaem shows passengers they dice with death if they trust the State Railway of Thailand — especially when the alleged murderer is an SRT staffer. For this hideous crime, the SRT must be held fully accountable, for it has obviously failed to ensure its passengers’ safety.
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Coup reorients relations with Cambodia
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 11/07/2014
» Thailand’s military coup has reoriented Thai-Cambodian relations with surprising effects. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s overt enmity and confrontation towards Thailand over the past several years have become conciliatory and accommodating for the time being. Whether this new pattern of bilateral ties is solidified depends on how post-coup Thailand plays out.
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