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The Thai government says it is planning to build an internet firewall to block websites deemed insulting to the country’s hugely popular royal family. The Information Ministry says it has received many complaints about such sites, …

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The fact that Thailand seems to be bracing for violence as fallout from Thaksin’s speech causes a very degrading view of the Thai government for this no brainer decision. It is best not to let Thaksin speak to keep the peace.

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There is a huge risk of fallout and to allow Thaksin to speak would sent a message to the world that the Thai government does not respect the ruling of the court. With that said you can imagine how the world court of public opinion will ..

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The former Minister of Justice of the UK during the John majors government have came out and say that apart from proving that Thaksin is guilty for corruption, the UK will demand that the Thai government prove that Thaksin is not being …

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The Asean summit normally is held near Government House and Parliament in Bangkok, though the Thai government has made known it is changing the venue to the northern city of Chiang Mai to avoid protests. PM Somchai Wongsawat has somehow …

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The legislation would enable the Thai government to follow up on the implementation of, and compliance with, the Asean Charter. The charter has been endorsed the Thai Senate and has been sent to His Majesty the King for his signature …

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The Thai government , which is currently in a dispute with opposition demonstrators who claim to be ultra-royalist is working on a firewall to block websites that criticise the King . This does seem to me to be bad news from a free …

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The Thai government , which is currently in a dispute with opposition demonstrators who claim to be ultra-royalist is working on a firewall to block websites that criticise the King . This does seem to me to be bad news from a free ..

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As Thai paramilitary rangers had never found this type of landmine while patrolling this route prior to October 3, the Thai Government believes that the PMN 2 landmines were planted after the incident. Mr, Chakarin said Thailand views …

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BEIJING : Nine families with babies suffering kidney problems, allegedly because of contaminated milk, have filed separate lawsuits against one of China's largest milk companies, according to lawyers representing the families. They are the latest lawsuits to be filed in China's worst food safety scandal in;years. The lawsuits demand compensation from;Sanlu.
The lawsuits were filed on Wednesday in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, the location of the headquarters of Sanlu Group, a company at the center of the milk scandal. At least three other lawsuits had already been filed before;Wednesday.
The milk scandal and the lawsuits have become politically sensitive matters, and so far no judge has agreed to hear a case in court. This means that Chinese consumers have one less layer of protection against defective practices by big companies if governmental regulatory processes fail, as they have in many recent food and product safety cases, some legal scholars;say.
Both product liability lawsuits and class-action lawsuits are rare in China. Melamine had been illegally added to dairy products to artificially boost protein counts to meet nutrition;standards.
The milk scandal first emerged in September, when it was revealed that babies drinking milk formula tainted with a toxic chemical called melamine had developed kidney stones.
Since September, a wide range of food products from China have been discovered to have melamine, from yogurt and eggs to biscuits.

At least four babies have died and at least 53,000 other children have fallen ill, according to reports from official news;agencies.
Senior government officials and company executives have been fired as the scandal has widened, and dozens of people suspected of being involved have been;arrested. Countries around the world have ordered recalls of Chinese-made food products suspected of being tainted with;melamine.
The families, which are from several provinces, hope that the central government will eventually provide some sort of compensation for the ill children, said Ji Cheng, a lawyer with the Deheng Law Office, a large firm based in Beijing that is representing the nine;families.
Given the Communist Party's sensitivities over the scandal, many lawyers in China do not have high hopes that the lawsuits will get a fair hearing in the courts, if they are heard at;all. The families have kept hospital records and complete records of their purchases of Sanlu baby formula, he added. .
Ji said the lawyers did not file a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all the parents because each case had different;details. The families are asking for at least 14,000 yuan, or about $2,000, per child in compensation payments from;Sanlu. Technically they can be filed, but onerous rules put in place in recent years by official legal bodies have made it difficult for lawyers to file such lawsuits.
Class-action lawsuits are highly discouraged in the Chinese legal system.
Over the course of the milk scandal, some lawyers have been discouraged from representing families seeking damages from dairy companies or from the;government. Some Chinese legal scholars say the government views class-action lawsuits as a threat to social;stability. But at least two dozen have since dropped their names from the list; most of them are from Henan Province, where lawyers have complained of subtle pressure put on them by local;officials. But at least two dozen have since dropped their names from the list; most of them are from Henan Province, where lawyers have complained of subtle pressure put on them by local;officials.
Huang Yuanxi contributed;research.