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Making Buddhism state religion is against human rights: academic says
A Thai academic points out that a campaign to make Buddhism a state religion of Thailand is against human rights principles.On Wednesday and Thursday, 4-5 November 2015, Thaivoice Media posted a video...
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Court acquits anti-election protester accused of preventing 2014 election
The court dismissed charges against an anti-election protester alleged for preventing the 2014 advanced election, saying that it was the election officials who cancelled the election.The Court of...
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Cease Summoning Individuals to Meet with Soldiers; Cease Sending Soldiers to...
Network of academics, activists harassed by the military Since the 22 May 2014 coup, many academics, media workers, and citizens have been arrested or summoned to report themselves to undergo forced...
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Thai authorities to amend Town Planning Act for industries
The Thai military government has agreed to amend the Town Planning Act to deregulate industries in city areas. Atchaka Sriboonruang, Minister of Industry, on Tuesday, 10 November 2015, revealed that...
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Police stall investigation on Army park corruption, saying no case filed
The Thai police have announced that they have not yet proceeded to investigate allegations of graft in the construction of the military’s royal theme park, saying that no one has so far filed a case.On...
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A significant step for Myanmar’s democracy that deserves continued vigilance
Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) The Asian Network for Free Elections(ANFREL) wishes to enthusiastically congratulate the people of Myanmar on their holding of General and Local Elections on...
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Thai military spending among the least transparent: Transparency International
An international think tank monitoring corruption has revealed in its latest report that Thailand’s defence spending is among the least transparent in the world, especially since the 2014 coup...
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TLHR on the establishment of the temporary remand facility and the deaths in...
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights The opinions of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) toward the establishment of the temporary remand facility on Nakhon Chai Sri Road and the deaths in custody of...
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Writers’ association demands release of theatre activists jailed for lèse...
An international writers’ association has demanded the unconditional release of youth activists imprisoned under the lèse majesté law for staging a play called the ‘Wolf Bride’.Pen International, an...
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10 ways to revolutionize the Thai Military: exposing the junta’s blind spot
While the Thai junta insists their primary mission is to reform the country, a year has lapsed since the National Reform Council (NRC) presented 505 reform proposals to the National Reform Steering...
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1 million names sought to make Buddhism state religion
Buddhist organisations in Thailand have stepped up efforts to push the Thai authorities to make Buddhism the state religion while a recent controversial poll shows that most people are in favour of the...
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Civilian trial in military courts
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights After the coup d’état in 22 May 2014, the National Council for Peace and Order had issued the NCPO announcement No. 37/2014 about offences under the jurisdiction of...
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Education in hiding: Burma's imprisoned student leaders
Front Line Defenders After more than seven months in hiding, student leader Kyaw Ko Ko was arrested by plain-clothes police in Burma on 29 October 2015.Kyaw Ko Ko is a human rights defender and...
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Lèse majesté convict freed after 2 years, 8 months in prison
The Supreme Court reduced the jail term of a lèse majesté convict, setting him free eight months earlier than his initial jail term.On Sunday, 15 November 2015, Ekachai H., a lèse majesté convict, was...
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Thai junta's prosecution of the media
Reporters Without Borders A year and a half after a military coup in Thailand, Reporters Without Borders is today releasing a report about the Thai military’s skilfully orchestrated crackdown on...
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Ghosts resurfacing: Korean-Thai theatre collab on hushed topics
Asaree Thaitrakulpanich A collaboration between a Korean and Thai theatre company reflects on the horror of forcefully suppressing a society’s memories. Korea’s Theatre Momggol and Thailand’s B-Floor...
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Thai authorities reportedly deport Chinese activists back to China
The Thai authorities have allegedly deported two Chinese activists in self-imposed exile back to China. According to Amnesty International (AI), Jiang Yefei and Dong Guangping, two Chinese activists...
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Rights commission concludes PDRC protests violated human rights
The Civil and Political Rights Subcommittee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concluded that although the 2013-2014 anti-election protests of People’s Democratic Reform Committee...
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Human trafficking investigator to flee abroad for safety
Ex-chief investigator of the Rohingya trafficking case has planned to move abroad with his family after quitting from the police force out of fear for his family’s safety. According to Thairath...
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Sounds of war taint cheers of Myanmar's election success
Burma Partnership With the National League for Democracy (NLD) cementing its place as the incoming government by achieving a supermajority in Parliament, the ongoing armed conflict in northern Burma,...
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