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The problem that refuses to stay silent
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/07/2015
» It was a case of deja vu. The military court’s swift proceedings against 14 students at midnight on June 26 evoked parliament’s rushed passage of the Pheu Thai-sponsored amnesty bill in the early hours of Nov 1, 2013. Regardless of political leaning, whichever side is in power always mobilises all available resources for its own benefit.
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Uighur saga harms Thai rights record
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/07/2015
» The deportation of 109 Turkic ethnic Uighurs, including women and children, to China last week has proved another setback to the military government's foreign affairs policies as the world pours condemnation on Bangkok, rather than Beijing, for its cloak-and-dagger move.
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Time for Singapore to reflect
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 10/08/2015
» Thailand's southern neighbour has just celebrated with pride and emotion 50 years of existence as a nation state.
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Without decentralisation, unity talk is meaningless
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/08/2015
» The military regime has promised to bring unity and reconciliation back to society after the May 22 coup. But any reconciliation efforts have been significantly undermined by the regime's intensified campaign of centralisation and top-down administration.
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Respect human rights in bomb probe
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/08/2015
» The massive Erawan bombing which killed 20 and injured more than 100 people on Monday evening represents an intelligence failure of the military government under Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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Rifts remain as South talks move forward
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/08/2015
» The peace-building process in the South took another shaky step forward on Thursday when separatist groups emerged publicly for the first time to speak as "one voice" with the Thai government. But some critics interpreted the step as a victory for the Thai government in undermining and discrediting militant wings of the movements.
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Singapore looks to polls to usher in a freer society
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/09/2015
» As the powers-that-be in Thailand and Malaysia are striving to quieten opposition voices, there are signs that the leaders of Singapore, the tiny island state at the bottom of Malayan peninsula, have embraced growing dissent ahead of this week's general election.
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Open and public discussion remains a risky business
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/10/2015
» There have been stark differences in the commemorative events for the Oct 14, 1973 student uprising and the Oct 6, 1976 massacre. The first was about the triumph for the democratic forces of the students, while the latter was the opposite. This year's commemorations were no exception.
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Songkhla project puts villagers' livelihoods at risk
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2015
» Not only will 118 families, or some 500 people, in Songkhla's Tepha district be evicted by the Egat coal-fired power plant, but it is also widely feared that the Gulf of Thailand's ecosystem and the livelihoods of the people in the neighbouring districts in Songkhla and Pattani will be affected by sea contamination.
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Uphill battle looms after the honeymoon
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/11/2015
» Amid a mix of astonishment and relief in Myanmar, optimism is running high. The triumph of Aung San Suu Kyi in last week’s polls means democracy in Myanmar stands poised to stride ahead in the next five years, while progress in neighbouring countries has stalled, or slid backwards.
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