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The Treaty - Britain's role in covering up Thailand's southern occupation
Adam John While today marks a historically important event for many politically and socially active groups in Patani, the day will pass by unnoticed in Thailand and the rest of the world for that...
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9 people accused of lèse majesté over academic discussion
Thai Police said nine people, including, Thailand’s leading scholars, Sulak Sivaraksa and Somsak Jeamteerasakul, are likely to face lèse majesté charges over a talk programme on the lèse majesté law....
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Silence is Golden
Harrison George The code of omertà (silence) among mafia types is often portrayed as a form of honour among thieves. Something like not snitching on your mates, a lesson you learned in the school...
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Thai education fails to foster democratic citizenship: academic
An education expert pointed out that despite attempts to implement democratic principles in school lessons, Thai education fail to create active citizens in the democratic system of governance.On...
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12 years bring no answers to ‘disappeared’ lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit
Human Rights Watch The Thai government should reopen the investigation of the enforced disappearance and presumed murder of a prominent Muslim human rights lawyer, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
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Worrying about more crackdowns
Political Prisoners of Thailand When it comes to crackdowns on “influential people,” there are several reasons to worry.The first is that the people doing the crackdowns are usually acting in the...
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A year after arrest, 1st witness testify in lese majeste case against Anchan
When Anchan was arrested last year, she was 58 years old and was about to retired after working for the Revenue Department for more than 30 years. Because she has become a lese majeste suspect, she...
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Thai northeasterners face new eviction order
Thai authorities have issued notifications, urging villagers allegedly encroaching into a protected area in Isan, Thailand’s Northeast, to move out or risk eviction and charges.Esaan Land Reform News,...
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Test shows hundreds in mining area intoxicated by heavy metal
Blood examination results of villagers residing in an area with a prolonged mining conflict show that hundreds of people have been contaminated with excessive heavy metallic substances.The Manager...
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Fate of facebooker critical of junta unknown
After a rumour that a facebook administrator of a page critical of the military regime has gone missing is spreaded online, the Thai junta announced that the authorities do not know about his current...
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The demands of Patani movements
Abu Hafez Al-Hakim A MARA Patani delegate looks back at the struggle of Patani independence movement. As Thailand and MARA are about to reach mutual agreement which will kick start the official peace...
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Thai education to get worse under new charter: youth education reformers
Despite a promise for an education reform as the country fares among the bottom in the region for its academic success, a youth civil society group said that Thai education will only get worse under...
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Military intimidates politician, anti-junta activist
Military officers intimidated a politician from Pheu Thai Party, warning him over his criticisms towards the junta, while on the same day, visiting an anti-establishment red shirt campaigning against...
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Seizure of hospital in Deep South violates international laws
Human Rights Watch Separatist insurgents took over and damaged a hospital in southern Thailand on March 13, 2016, in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack on the...
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Authorities to grant citizenship to stateless children
The Interior Ministry has found that 28% of stateless students were qualified to get Thai citizenship. Those who were eligible could check their eligibility and file petitions to receive citizenship at...
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Armed violence in the Cho-airong Hospital, Narathiwat: All parties urged to...
Duayjai Group, Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Patani Human Rights Organization In pursuance to the violence in the Cho-airong Hospital on 13 March 2016, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of...
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Anti-junta facebooker abducted by military: Human rights lawyers
Thai military abducted an administrator of an anti-junta facebook page who was reported missing since last week, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).TLHR on Monday, 14 March 2016, issued a public...
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Harrison George Another school year over and time to reflect for a moment on all that budget wasted, and time and effort, and the young minds. So sad.The Thai education system, you might have...
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Charges against man allegedly killing land rights activist dismissed
The Provincial Court dismissed charges against a man accused of taking part in killing a southern land rights activist, citing weak evidence.The Provincial Court in Wiang Sa District of Surat Thani...
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Thailand: Junta critic feared ‘disappeared’
Human Rights Watch Thai authorities should immediately disclose the whereabouts of an outspoken critic of the government who has not been heard from since his arrest on March 9, 2016, Human Rights...
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