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Suthep says reform vital before poll
PDRC successor body 'won't stage rallies'
31 Jul 2015
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: MANOP THIP-OSOD AND MONGKOL BANGRAPA
Ex-monk, ex-politician Suthep Thaugsuban promises no more street rallies, but only if the military drops its roadmap for total "reform before elections".
Former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has reaffirmed his demand that national reforms must take place before elections.
He said major changes must be achieved no matter how long the process takes..... (read more).... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politic ... efore-poll
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The ultra-royalist who wants to defend your human rights
Boworn Yasintorn loves the lese majeste law and helped overthrow the last government, but he says he's just the man to join the rights commission
2 Aug 2015
NEWSPAPER SECTION: SPECTRUM | WRITER: JITSIREE THONGNOI ... (read more)..... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/special ... man-rights
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Reds vow response to Suthep
The Sunday Nation August 2, 2015
Nuttawut slams reform foundation as political; plans press conference next week
The red shirts and Pheu Thai Party politicians have come out strongly against last week's launch of a new foundation by their arch-rivals, the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).
Red-shirt leader Nuttawut Saikuar yesterday launched a verbal attack against the People's Democratic Reform Foundation (PDRF) and its press conference, which he accused of being political in nature and aimed at prolonging military rule.
Nuttawut said he would hold a press conference as well and ask red shirts to wear red in response.
Nuttawut, a co-leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictator-ship (UDD), posted on his Facebook yesterday that the press conference
held by the newly established PDRF,
led by former PDRC chief Suthep Thaugsuban, was political in nature and yet it was permitted by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)..... (read more)....
http://linkis.com/nationmultimedia.com/lZLqq
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Unity report wins faint praise
Special report: Debate over amnesty terms could dog reform efforts
3 Aug 2015 at 03:28 1,010 viewed1 comments
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: NATTAYA CHETCHOTIROS
Stakeholders in the political divide have poured cold water on a National Reform Council committee report on how to forge reconciliation...... (read more)....
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... int-praise
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Thailand seen as unlikely to meet EU's fishing standards
PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION August 3, 2015
THE AUTHORITIES, the business sector and NGOs all predict that Thailand's rank on the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) list will not improve, despite the strict measures being implemented by the government ..... (read more)....
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 65769.html
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Under the eyes of the law, students ponder democracy, education
KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN
THE NATION August 4, 2015
YOUNGSTERS SHOULD BE TREATED AS 'CIVIC PEOPLE', SEMINAR HEARS
WHAT IS hindering the teaching of democracy in Thai schools?
The answer, say authorities, is teachers who treat students as "children" rather than "civic people", and Thai history textbooks that undermine the democratic regime rather than promote it...... (read more).....
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politic ... 65854.html
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Opinion
Suthep will turn reform into charade
Atiya Achakulwisut Contributing
4 Aug 2015
The reform-before-election mantra is coming around again but it's questionable if its spell will hold this time.
As a veteran politician who has been through many of these nice-sounding experiments, People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban must know reform takes forever..... (read more)...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... to-charade
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Suthep helps country, not govt, says PM
5 Aug 2015 at 03:28 374 viewed0 comments
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: PATSARA JIKKHAM & AEKARACH
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defended former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban's "reforms before election" campaign, saying he is not aiming to help his administration but the country.
Mr Suthep heads the Muan Maha Prachachon (Great Mass of the People) for Reforms Foundation, established by a group of former People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leaders, including himself..... (read more)...
http://bangkokpost.com/news/politics/64 ... vt-says-pm
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Bloomberg : Thailand's Generals Don't Have an Economic Plan
William Pesek
2 Aug 4, 2015
By William Pesek
Militaries tend to justify coups d'etat by making assurances of political competence: The previous government failed the people, and military technocrats will now restore order, cleanse the system and get big things done.
The generals who seized power in Thailand in May 2014, however, have essentially abdicated that argument. To be sure, Prayuth Chan-Ocha and his fellow officers pledged to restore political calm, end corruption and bring happiness to tens of millions not benefiting from $373 billion of annual output. But 440 days on, Prayuth's regime has only made things worse.... (read more).... http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2 ... nomic-plan
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BURNING ISSUE
Blame the coup for Thailand's Tier 3 rating woes
SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE
THE NATION August 5, 2015
If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wanted to blame something or somebody for Thailand languishing in Tier 3 in the 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, he should blame himself and his May 22 coup.
The coup might be a political instrument for him and other elite to seize power to run the country - but it is not the perfect solution to solve all of Thailand's problems. On the contrary, it is a major part of the problem and an obstacle to many solutions..... (read more).....
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politic ... 65926.html