London, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Open Society Foundations are deeply concerned by reports that Phyu Pa Pa Thaw, finance manager of OSM (Open Society Myanmar), has been detained in Myanmar. We call for her immediate release. We are alarmed by reports that authorities are seeking to interrogate and arrest other staff members. […]
Day: March 17, 2021
President of the Chinese Culture and Arts Association comments on electoral system amendments: Improve Hong Kong’s Ability to “Govern Itself”
HONG KONG, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — China’s top legislature endorsed on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which marks another major step to improve the region’s legal and political systems, said Lv Jian-she, President of the Hong Kong-based Chinese Culture and Arts Association. The […]
Labour Minister Visits Rights Review Coordination Center for Section 33 We Love Each Other Project and Mobile Coordination Center in Pathum Thani and Commences Review Process Starting Today Until March 28
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin led a team to Pathum Thani to visit the Rights Review Coordination Center’s services for the Section 33 We Love Each Other project at the Social Security Office in the Mobile Coordination Center at Demco PCL, Pathum Thani. On March 15, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the visit to observe […]
Southeast Asian Politicians: ASEAN Must Sanction Myanmar if Military Doesn’t Budge
Six prominent Southeast Asian politicians on Wednesday urged the region’s nations to impose sanctions on Myanmar if the military government there doesn’t free political prisoners, restore the elected government it toppled in a coup last month, and prosecute those responsible for killing civilian protesters. In a strongly worded statement, the politicians criticized the “impotence” of the […]
Lawyer loses hope of bailing out remanded Ratsadon core leaders
Human rights lawyer Krisdang Nutcharas admitted today (Wednesday) that he had lost hope for getting bail for the detained Ratsadon core leaders after the Criminal Court, again, turned down his bail request yesterday on the ground that denying bai will not endanger their lives. However, he said he would ask the court for the protection […]
Charter amendment bill set aside as Thai lawmakers debate if it even exists
Wednesday’s parliamentary session was marked by long and heated arguments over whether the charter-amendment bill should go to a final reading or be dropped altogether. Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament had the authority to write a new Constitution but said a national referendum must be held first to see if the public […]