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Investigation into professionalism of Thai sex workers
Pimkamol Phijitsiri Note from editor: At the mention of the Thai sex industry, sexpats may start spouting off about their expertise in establishments at Soi Cowboy, Nana, Patpong, and Pattaya. Much...
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Criminal Court accepts another case against migrant worker activist Andy Hall
The Thai criminal court has accepted another defamation case against Andy hall, a well-known advocate for migrant worker rights, who is accused of defaming a canned fruit company.On Monday morning, 24...
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‘Men in Black’ suspect receives another charge
Prosecutors pressed another charge against one of the suspects of ‘Men in Black’, who were allegedly involved in violence during the military crackdown on red shirts on 10 April 2010.On Monday, 24...
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Deep South torture victim’s family denied justice
Human Rights Watch A Thai court’s award of damages for the fatal torture of a Muslim detainee highlights the government’s failure to prosecute soldiers who commit grave abuses in Thailand’s troubled...
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Universal, but not equal: Thailand’s public health disparities persist
Kongpob Areerat The latest in-depth investigation into the Thai public health system shows much higher figures for maternal deaths and infant mortality than previously documented, revealing inequality...
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Thai military visits Same Sky journal, asks editor’s political views
Military personnel visited the office f an anti-establishment social-political journal, asking the editor his opinions towards the Thai junta. Five officers from the 5th Anti-aircraft Infantry at 1:45...
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Court detains teenager over bombing messages
A provincial court in central Thailand has detained a teenager who posted a picture of a westerner with a message about bomb attacks.On Tuesday, 25 August 2015, the Provincial Court of Suphan Buri...
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Tunisian electronic jihadists attack over 106 Thai webs
More than 100 Thai websites have been attacked by a self-proclaimed Tunisian electronic jihadist group.According to the latest report of the Thai Computer Emergency Response Team (ThaiCERT), an agency...
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President Thein Sein’s chance to reject discriminatory laws
Burma Partnership As the Lower House of Parliament convenes after the dramatic purge of speaker Shwe Mann, it has wasted no time passing two laws that form the package of discriminatory protection of...
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Red shirt faces sedition charge for defaming PM
Thai military prosecutors have charged an anti-establishment red shirt single mother with sedition and computer crime offences for posting false rumours about the junta leader. According Thai Lawyers...
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Lèse majesté indictment involving prominent red shirt figure postponed
Prosecutors in Isan in Thailand’s Northeast, have postponed an indictment of a lese majeste case involving a well known anti-establishment redshirt figure, Sombat Boonngamanong, aka. Nuling.On...
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Reporter arrested over bullet-proof vest in topsy-turvy Thailand
Reporters Without Borders Bullet-proof vests are meant to save your life but in Thailand they can get you arrested, as Hong Kong-based photo-journalist Hok-chun “Anthony” Kwan learned when officials...
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Lessons we should learn from the Erawan Shrine bombing
Pravit Rojanaphruk It's been a week since the deadly blast at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine, and yet the investigation is still mired in confusion and contradiction.As citizens and residents of the capital,...
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Thai military forbids youth camp in Loei ore mine area
The Thai military in Isan, Thailand Northeast, prevented an environmental youth camp in an area with an ongoing mine conflict in Loei Province from taking place, saying that the event might affect...
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Thailand’s Deep South insurgents officially meets media first time
Thaweeporn Kummetha MARA Patani, the umbrella organization for the insurgency movement in the restive three southernmost provinces of Thailand -- Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, and four districts of...
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Southern villagers facing eviction seek help from national rights agency
Villagers from the southern Thailand currently facing an eviction order from the Thai authorities asked National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate how the eviction order was reached. On...
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Karen mother sues Thai army over her son's death
A mother of a late soldier sues the Thai Defense Ministry and the Royal Thai Army over the death of her son, who was allegedly tortured by army officers shortly before his death. According the Cross...
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Academics support anti-hazing lecturer bullied by students
More than 100 academics and activists throughout the country issued a joint-statement to support an embattle lecturer in Isan, Thailand’s Northeast, who received threats and online bullying after...
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Police forbid Isan villagers from showing documentary on controversial oil...
The police in Isan, Thailand northeast, prevented local conservation group to show a documentary film on controversial petroleum concessions in the region, saying it might breach the Copyright Act....
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Mandalay's government in Myanmar puts LGBT people in jail
Burma Partnership Myanmar LGBT Rights Network seriously condemns the Mandalay Region Parliamentary discussion on cracking down on transgender women and gay people in their 13th Parliamentary session...
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