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HIV network opposes licensing of Hepatitis B pill costing 30,000 baht per pill
A network of people with HIV urged the Thai authorities not to hand a multinational pharmaceutical company the rights to monopolise a drug to combat Hepatitis B as patients might have to pay millions...
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Rights advocates urge end of discrimination against sex workers
A civil society group for sex workers urged the Thai authorities and media to stop discriminating sex workers, saying although the sex industry contributes substantially to the Thai economy, sex...
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Police for first time press charge against seminar observers
Police officers in Thailand’s northeastern have achieved a new standard of intimidation by pressing charge against two rights advocates who merely observed a seminar criticizing the junta-backed draft...
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Thailand’s human rights commission grilled over its ineffectiveness
After its international accreditation was degraded from A to B, Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) faces another round of criticism from an Asian civil society network on human rights...
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Corruption suspect died in custody from internal bleeding, suffocation
A post-mortem examination has revealed that a suspect in a land corruption case, previously reported as committing suicide in custody, was actually killed by internal bleeding and suffocation. On...
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Former palace employee arrested in connection with alleged royal imposters
Khaosod English A suspected accomplice in the case of an alleged royal impostor was arrested on a charge of insulting the monarch, police said Tuesday.Thaworn Puangprathim, 66, was accused of...
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Thai human trafficker faces 35 years imprisonment
A provincial court in southern Thailand has sentenced a man to 35 years in jail for trafficking nearly 100 Rohingya refugees, some of whom had died from suffocation.The provincial court of the southern...
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Pom Mahakan community adamant not to move
Despite a looming eviction deadline, the community of the ancient Mahakan Fort is adamant not to move away, calling for people to observe the eviction.After many postponed eviction deadlines and...
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Deep South civil society groups urge safe zones for women
As a new round of peace talks between the Thai government and Deep South insurgents approaches, civil society women have demonstrated in support of the talks and to demand safe zones in public spaces....
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Those with ‘insulting attitude’ towards Thai monarchy can’t be judges:...
The leader of an ultra-royalist group has urged the Courts of Justice not to let people with an ‘insulting attitude’ towards the Thai monarchy become judges.Maj Gen Rienthong Nanna, leader of the...
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Hijab-wearing football club in Deep South: a space for diversity
Thaweeporn Kummetha The perception of Thailand’s Deep South region, called Patani by local people, is often known only for the conflict and violence that has taken the lives of over 6,500 people over...
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PM office to pay 825,500 baht for summary killing victim, Court ruled
The Thai court ordered the Prime Minister's Office to compensate the family of a Muslim teeager summarily killed by security forces back in 2012. However, no security personnel was prosecuted.The...
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Thai govt, Deep South insurgents agree on Term of References before official...
The Thai government and the Deep South insurgent groups agreed on preconditions before moving ahead for the ‘official’ peace talk and the discussion over establishing safe zones in the restive...
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Section 44 on the table to push construction of controversial dam
The Thai Agricultural Minister has said that he might ask the junta leader to enact absolute power under Section 44 of the Interim Charter to build a controversial dam in a national park area, saying...
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Prepared for siege, Pom Mahakan brokers compromise with city
Khaosod English A tense showdown Saturday morning between a city demolition crew and historic community ended peacefully with an agreement allowing workers to demolish only homes whose owners had...
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Disability discrimination in Thai Buddhism
Nalutporn Krairiksh The recent disrobing of Venerable Sermsak Thammasaro or “Monk Ti” for his dwarfism has spurred discussion about Thai Buddhism and discrimination. According to liberal Buddhist monk...
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Analysis of the Project for a Social Democracy’s statement of purpose
John Draper This analysis of the recently released Project for a Social Democracy’s Statement of Purpose, available in full below, attempts to put Social Democracy in context in the Thai Situation. As...
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Burma: US Should Retain Key Sanctions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) The United States government should keep in place sanctions on Burma to deter the Burmese military from derailing democratic reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. Human...
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Thaksin’s drug war legacy in the Philippines: experts
Catherine Yen Human rights workers have argued ‘wars on drugs’ in Asia are feeding into dangerous international norms of impunity, drawing parallels between a campaign launched by former Thai Prime...
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Migrant workers from Myanmar sue Betagro for labour abuse
Migrant workers from Myanmar have filed a lawsuit against Betagro, a major food conglomerate, accusing the company of serious violations of labour rights.Last Friday, 2 September 2016, 14 migrant...
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