"NGOs"

Dozens of protesters from different groups gathered outside Government House on Tuesday morning to demand that moves to regulate NGOs and laws preventing people assemblies be dropped.

A recent opinion poll shows that most Thais are in favour of a new law that demands all non-profit organisations, including grassroots communities, to provide details on their source of funding and control their activities.

Thailand’s proposed draft bill to regulate non-governmental organisations has been condemned by over 1,800 NGOs and unions as a draconian infringement on basic rights and freedoms.

A draft law that will force non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to register with the Interior Ministry was approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) are unhappy that political parties vying to form a government after the election are failing to pay adequate attention to the needs of children and youth.

As member states and NGOs are gathering at the UN in New York for the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), HelpAge International and its partners are calling for universal social protection for vulnerable older women.

MEMBERS of the police-led Thailand Internet Crime against Children (TICAC) have joined hands with NGOs and schools to keep students safe from traps laid by online sexual predators.

Groups opposed to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process prescribed in the new Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Bill have decided to launch mass protests beginning November 1.

Some 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations on Friday urged the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) to launch a probe into the shooting death of prominent Lahu activist Chaiyapoom Pasae at an Army checkpoint.

Yangon - The Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed the formation of 663 domestic and 106 international non-governmental organisations, according to the Upper House’s NGO affairs committee.

Re: "Why so many NGOs saying what to do?", Letters August 10.

Now that we, the public, are busy forgetting the TIP (Trafficking in Persons) report for another year, let me offer one more point for consideration. The Nation included an article on July 29 titled "Western NGOs back Tier 3 TIP ranking for Thailand". The