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Myanmar's govt fails to provide information on flooding
Burma Partnership Eleven States and Regions of Myanmar are encountering inundation and deluges with millions of people facing flooding distress. The floods, that began two weeks ago, have affected...
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Newspaper columnist accused of criminal defamation for allegedly mocking monk
A Buddhist monk from a well known temple filed a defamation charge against a newspaper columnist for mocking him over his hair-style on social media.According to ASTV Manager, Venerable Aphichat...
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Military court sends man with mental illness to 5 years in jail under lese...
The Military Court in northern Thailand sentenced a man diagnosed with psychosis to five years in prison for destroying the King’s portrait.The military court of the northern province of Chiang Rai on...
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Wife pushes Thai authorities to investigate missing Karen activist husband
A wife of a Karen human rights defender who have disappeared since last year requested the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to investigate the disappearance of her husband as influential...
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Military court sets new record on lese majeste sentence; man gets 30 years...
Kongpob Areerat The Thai military court sentenced a man accused of defaming the Thai monarchy on a social network to 30 years in jail in an in camera trial. The ruling is the heaviest jail term on...
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Military tightly monitors seminar on environment in Isan
Military and police officers in Isan, northeastern Thailand, came to record and inspect a seminar on environmental issues facing the Mekong River Basin and asked to have private talks with the event...
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Northern military court sends mother of two to 28 years in prison under lese...
The military court in northern Thailand sentenced a hotel employee with two children to 28 years behind bars for posting messages alleged as defamation to the Thai monarchy on facebook.According to...
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The Thai Animal Farm: a look back at the play that caused 2 jailings and...
The Wolf Bride made headline news in Thai and foreign media last year when two people were arrested and sent to jail for directing and starring in the student play. Neither the court nor the police...
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Turmoil in the Education Whirled
Harrison George Thai education has been thrown into tumult by new regulations governing the siting of schools, colleges and universities.A ministerial order from the Prime Minister’s Office will ban...
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Intimidation of Families, Military Honour, and the ‘National Security’...
John Draper This week The Nation reported alleged intimidation and harassment of the parents of one of The Fourteen Students of the New Democracy Movement who have publicly protested the military...
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Localized KFC and Starbucks in Thailand’s restive Deep South
Thaweeporn Kummetha Decades of insurgency in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and four districts of Songkhla have embroiled the region in violence. A large number of people, especially Chinese business...
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UN 'appalled' by Thailand's disproportionate lèse-majesté sentences
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 11 August 2015 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina ShamdasaniLocation: GenevaSubjects: Thailand / lèse-majesté We are...
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How Well Do We Know North Korea?
Pavin Chachavalpongpun On 10 August 2015, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong paid an official visit to Bangkok to boost bilateral ties. Among many issues, ironically, the two countries pledged...
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Supreme Court finds programmer not guilty of lese majeste
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a programer not guilty of lese majeste related to Facebook posts. The Supreme Court ruled to affirm the decisions of the Court of First Instance and the Appeal...
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[Update]: Thai police arrest one of the 14 anti-junta activists
[Update]: At 12am on Sunday, 16 August 2015, the police officers at Pathumwan Police Station released, Songtham Kaewpanpruk, aka. Dave, one of the members of the 14 anti-junta activists, without...
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Your secrets are safe here: theatre creates judgement-free, cathartic space
Asaree Thaitrakulpanich A theatre piece by Thailand’s only dance movement psychotherapist is a soothing trust exercise for the audience.As part of Bangkok Art and Culture Center’s (BACC) fourth...
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Burma: Land rights activists are newest political prisoners
Human Rights Watch Burmese authorities should immediately stop using abusive laws on association and expression to halt the activities of land rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
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Suspended workers demand compensation from textile company
A labor union in northern Thailand has urged the authorities to take legal actions to demand a textile company to compensate workers for suspending operation. On 13 August 2015, the representatives...
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Wife of late lese majeste convict sues Correction Department over her...
Wife of Ah Kong, a late elderly lese majeste convict who died of cancer under custody in 2012, continues to pursue a court case against the Department of Corrections of Thailand at the Civil Court over...
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[Update]: Huge explosion occurred in central Bangkok
At about 7 pm on Monday, 17 August 2015, a huge explosion occurred at Ratchaprasong Intersection in Siam Area of central Bangkok.The explosion occurred during the rush hour at one of Bangkok’s busiest...
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