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Thai national park head files lèse majesté complaint against NHRC

Thai national park head files lèse majesté complaint against NHRC

By Mon, May 14, 2012 10:00AM UTC View Comments Thai national park head files lèse majesté complaint against NHRC

By Saksith Saiyasombut  A long dispute between Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Kaeng Krachan National Park over the forced eviction of ethnic Karen people has escalated into a lèse majesté complaint filed by the park’s head Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn against NHRC commissioner Niran Phithakwatchara and NHRC subcommittee members. Prachatai reports the complaint was filed on Friday at the...

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Twitter saves ‘Happy Feet’ in Phillip Island

By Sun, Sep 25, 2011 9:40AM UTC View Comments Twitter saves ‘Happy Feet’ in Phillip Island

Phillip Island, Victoria’s iconic spot for tiny penguins, is scaring away urban developers in style. The key is celebrity power and Twitter. After Hollywood star Miley Cyrus joined the protest to drive away urban developers from rezoning the farming town of Ventnor into a residential area, the Ministry of Planning who spearheaded the project began...

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