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Rule of Lords

http://ratchasima.net

Weekly column on human rights & rule of law in Thailand and Burma

• Added on: May 11th, 2007
• Country: Hong Kong SAR
• Language: English

• Author: Awzar Thi
• Listed in: Society Politics
• Tags: society human rights thailand myanmar burma rule of law

Recent Posts

• Unwanted news, Rangoon electricity & irrationality

  Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 23:58 in human rights, myanmar, Courts, burma, dictatorship, upi, other countries, rangoon, yangon, khin maung kyi, tony fernando

  Burma’s government claims to welcome complaints about malpractice, inefficiency and corruption against those in public service. But a recent case of a man imprisoned for repeatedly complaining about electricity problems speaks to how easy it is in ...

• Thai lottery not child’s play in Burma

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 02:33 in Police, human rights, thailand, myanmar, Courts, burma, un, upi, child law, aye myint, committee on the rights of the child, convention on the rights of the child

  The Supreme Court of Thailand on Wednesday found that a former deputy minister and two ex-officials had failed to comply with a number of laws when they set up a scheme to legalize two- and three-digit lotteries. The politically motivated case has at...

• Pinning hope on a hopeless constitution

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 22:41 in politics, Sri Lanka, human rights, military, constitution, myanmar, burma, un, dictatorship, human rights council, upi, other countries

  Last year, amid the death and debris in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, Burma got a new Constitution. Now people inside and outside the country are readying themselves for a general election of some sort, followed by the opening of a new Parliament, whic...

• Thailand’s “unsubstantiated” police abuses

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 20:26 in Police, human rights, thailand, war on drugs, un, human rights council, asean, thaksin, upi, human rights groups, shinawatra, human rights committee

  Thailand’s representatives to the United Nations still cling to the outdated idea that if they turn up at a big get-together and make nice comments about how they cherish human rights, then everyone will think things are fine in the land of smiles....

• Bangkok court shoots self in foot, again

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 19:56 in human rights, crime, thailand, censorship, protest, Courts, un, thaksin, rule of law, jurist, shinawatra, sondhi

  A court in Thailand inched closer to its counterparts in neighboring Burma last week when it sentenced an anti-coup protestor to 18 years in prison. The Bangkok criminal court convicted Daranee Chanchoengsilapakul on three counts of lese majesty aris...

• Thai police put crime report before medical help

  Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 19:10 in Police, human rights, poverty, crime, thailand, vip, upi, human rights groups, nuch, phitsanulok, national human rights commission, nhrc

  A television station in Thailand broadcast an interview early last month with Nuch Phosri (above), a mother who is raising two sons alone on a meager income. Nuch is having an especially hard time because one of her sons is paralyzed. But he wasn’t...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Paul Stott

As a frequent visitor to Thailand, I will visit your site again, as it looks to be a great news resource.

Best wishes

Posted: October 21st, 2007 | More Reviews From paulstott | Report This Comment

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