A feature on Lao people whose ancestors were removed by Siamese army from Vientiane more than 200 years ago. They were recruited to help Siam in a war with Burma and left there since then. The younger generation refuged from conflict in Burma to Thailand's border province of Kanchanaburi where they live until now.Lao audio with English sub-title.....
If the country has no rule of law and lacks of ability of law enforcement, the so-called democracy has already perished. Thai society was misled by the group of people called themselves People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on the true meaning of democracy and freedom of assembly. The protesters dishonestly employed the article 63 of the military-sponsored constitution to shield themselves from legal....
Many pro-coup activists who claime they definitely love democracy are bitter whenever any people compare Thai political development with neighboring Burma. Now there is a tongue-lashing again when the Spoke Authoritative of the State Peace and Development Council Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan gave a lecture to United Nations Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari when the la....
Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram held a long discussion on situation in Burma and Thailand with US Undersecretary of the State Department Nicholas Burns on the sideline of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (local time). Listen what they talked to journalists about the issue.....
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks about relations with Thaialnd in an interview with The Nation's Supalak Ganjanakhundee during his visit to Thailand September 14-16 for the fifth Thailand-India Joint Commission. He talked about many issues on the 60th anniversary of Thai-Indian diplomatic relations, free trade agreeement, nuclear cooperations and perspective on Thai democracy. ....