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Bombs Away, One Way or Another
Harrison George One day after the British Parliament humbled Prime Minister David Cameron with a rejection of his plans to join military action against Syria, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
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Is Burma’s ‘Disconnectivity’ Deliberate?
Jefry Tupas RANGOON—Two years ago, Freddy Lynn was spending most of his time at a public access centre in downtown Myitkyina in Kachin State. There he was introduced to a world that he did not learn...
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When shopping can help you change the world
Pravit Rojanaphruk @PravitR The rehabilitation of the marine eco-system at Koh Samet - partly affected by the recent oil spill by PTT Global Chemical - is still on-going and will take months. But...
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Film contest seeks to defy Thailand's Film Censorship Board
Suluck Lamubol Local NGO iLaw and Movie Audience Network have organized a film competition to defy the problematic 2007 Film and Video Act that critics say creates censorship in the film industry....
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Shaking off the fear of state censorship – youth hold out hope
Marlon Alexander S. Luistro SINGAPORE – Twenty-two-year-old Wendy (not her real name), on her first day as a Hospitality Intern in a budget tourist hostel in Chinatown in Singapore, speaks...
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THAILAND: Delayed Accountability and Continued Impunity for State Violence
Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILTwenty-fourth session, Agenda Item 3, General DebateA written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental...
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Walking into a Minefield
Harrison George The Cabinet has passed a resolution on a code of conduct for public service vehicles. And I am sure we all agree that such a thing is overdue, what with trains derailing by the day...
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Internet: A New Tool to Change Burma’s Old Laws
Ayee Macaraig RANGOON, Burma – Five years ago, Nay Phone Latt tried to kill time by reading, doing yoga, and writing letters, short stories, and poems. But on a recent gloomy Monday morning, the...
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Interview with “Aum Neko” on the meaning of 4 racy posters – what they have...
Kaewmala Interview by Fah SK, translated into English by KaewmalaOriginal Thai interview was published by Prachatai on Sunday, 8 September 2013 On the evening of Thursday, September 5, 2013, a group...
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Court dismissed lèse majesté case for insubstantial evidence
The criminal court today dismissed the case against Yutthapoom (last name withheld), 37-year-old man who was accused by his own brother for violating lèse majesté law, known as Article 112 of the...
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Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free...
FIDH Geneva, 11 September 2013 - As concerns grow in Southeast Asia over the use of national security, anti-terrorist and defamation laws to limit freedom of expression on the Internet, a coalition of...
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War on University Uniform
Pavin Chachavalpongpun The university uniform drama has unfolded a new ugly reality in Thai society. Recently, a vocal Thammasat student, under her chic nickname Aum Neko, has daringly defied a...
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Paint it Black
Harrison George Police arriving one year late at an early-morning traffic accident on Sukhumwit Road found an unusual scene.A car appeared to have slammed at high speed into a police motorcycle,...
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Local reporter in Pattani feels unsafe after a strange visit at home
On 13 Sept, Ishmael Hayiwaeji, editor of the news website Wartani based in Pattani, filed a complaint with police after he was visited at home by a group of men who he believed were plainclothes...
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Public Forum on 'Thailand and The United States After 180 Years: A Changing...
Below are full video clips from the public forum on 'Thailand and The United States After 180 Years: A Changing Alliance in A Changing Southeast Asia' Taken place on 9 September 2013 at 08.30 - 11.30...
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How sex is being used as a tool in Thai politics
Pravit Rojanaphruk @PravitR Women seem to have become a casualty of the ongoing political strife that has been plaguing the Kingdom since the 2006 military coup, if not earlier. This became very clear...
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Internet – the new wave sweeping Myanmar
Chen Shaua Fui AT a street corner in Kamayut Township, Yangon, a young man does what would be seen as freakish in his country just three or four years ago – he lowers his head, fixes his eyes on his...
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A Lèse Majesté Novelette: The Story of Two Brothers Continues
Tyrell Haberkorn Following from his short story, “Incident on the Fourth Floor,” the unnerving story of a younger brother who faces charges of lèse majesté under Article 112 brought by his older...
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Plus royaliste que les autres royalistes
Harrison George The recent spike in lèse majesté cases seems likely to continue, the majority being brought by private individuals with a variety of motives. An accusation brought by TV talk show...
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Thailand visit of Malaysian Key Opposition MP for late Chin Peng
Pongpan Chumjai Malaysian opposition MP and Vice-President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) Tian Chua attended the funeral service for ex-Communist Party of Malaya General Secretary Chin Peng at...
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