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BANGKOK — A migrant workers’ rights group has launched an online fundraising effort to ensure a fair trial for the two Burmese men accused of murdering British tourists in southern Thailand last month.

BANGKOK — Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban says he will not attend a court hearing over the killing of a Japanese reporter during the military crackdown on Redshirt protests he authorised in 2010.

BANGKOK — After a journey of more than 500 kilometres from his hometown in northern Thailand, 63-year-old Sa-ing Hanprakhon reached his destination: the portrait of His Majesty the King at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — After a journey of more than 500 kilometres from his hometown in northern Thailand, 63-year-old Sa-ing Hanprakhon reached his destination: the portrait of His Majesty the King at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok.

BANGKOK – Junta-ruled Thailand failed to secure enough votes to join the United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday, losing to four other Asian nations that applied for the seats.

BANGKOK — The new chairman of the National Reform Council (NRC) has dismissed allegations that he and his deputy belong to a clique of conservative academics known as the "Chulalongkorn Connection."

BANGKOK — The new chairman of the National Reform Council (NRC) has dismissed allegations that he and his deputy belong to a clique of conservative academics known as the "Chulalongkorn Connection."

SURAT THANI — The two Burmese men accused of murdering a pair of British tourists in southern Thailand last month say they are innocent and were forced to confess under duress, their lawyer said today.

BANGKOK — A clique of academics from Thailand's conservative Chulalongkorn University are set to shape the junta's national reform process after they were chosen to fill top posts in the military's interim government.

BANGKOK — The educational reforms devised by Thailand’s military junta will instill students with a "correct" understanding of democracy, top officials say.