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Former and current journalism students rally at Thammasat University against proposals of the Nitirat's group to reform the constitution and the lèse majesté law. (Source: Facebook)

Thammasat University split as it debates for and against Nitirat

By Fri, Feb 03, 2012 10:00AM UTC View Comments Former and current journalism students rally at Thammasat University against proposals of the Nitirat's group to reform the constitution and the lèse majesté law. (Source: Facebook)

By Saksith Saiyasombut The debates over the Nitirat group’s proposals to amend the constitution and the lèse majesté law have become considerably heated and in parts downright ugly over the past weeks. Thammasat University became the venue and the center of controversy as most of the lectures of the group (consisting of 7 Thammasat law lectures)...

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Demystifying Thailand through October 6, 1976 massacre

By Wed, Oct 06, 2010 9:48PM UTC View Comments

By Pokpong Lawansiri Today is the 34th anniversary of the October 6, 1976 massacre. The BBC World Service’s Witness Programme reports the significance of the massacre in Thai politics. The programme includes the interview with Thongchai Winichakul, a former student leader-cum-historian, and the recorded voice of the late Puey Ungpakorn, the rector of Thammasat University...

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