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Sulak defends students’ call for monarchy reform, warns ultra-royalists

Prominent social critic Sulak Sivaraksa has spoken out to defend students’ right to freedom of expression over their unprecedented 10-point manifesto for reform of the monarchy.
Trade department to push for RCEP signing in October

The Department of Trade Negotiations will urge the Cabinet in October to consider signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact, the department’s director general Auramon Supthaweethum said.
Mother’s Day celebration

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife presided over a public Mother’s Day celebration yesterday (August 12) at Bangkok’s Sanam Luang.
Students’ 10-point manifesto does not defame monarchy, say academics

More than 100 academics nationwide issued a statement on Wednesday (August 12) to voice their support for student protesters who raised a 10-point manifesto on reforming the monarchy in a rally at Thammasat University on Monday.
Plan unveiled for Bt31.9bn Ayutthaya rail hub

Public-private partnerships will invest Bt31.9 billion to develop Ayutthaya as a national high-speed rail hub, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.

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