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Siang chak khon tani (Voices from Pattani People) - a series edited by Walailak Songsiri. The first two are Siang sathon chak muban pramong ao pattani (Voices from a fishing village in Pattani) and Rao khu pono (We are Pono). They are published in 2007 by the Lek-Prapai Viriyapant Foundation. The articles are compiled from local research first published [...]

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Matt Crook - who runs the “inadvertently offensive” Lost Boy blog -  has recently removed a comment from his site because of pressure from the Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.Â
He writes:
The post itself was was only two days old, which shows you just how vigorously the Internet is monitored. It was my fault for [...]

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The Oxford Free Burma Society has organised a protest march for Saturday 17 November.  The basic information from the organisers is:
Route:
Gather at Manzil Way from 11 am
Set off down Cowley Rd at 12 pm
March along High St
Turn right down Turl St and end with a rally on Broad St
The aims of the march are:
To show solidarity with all Burmese people being oppressed by the military regime;
To show support for the pro-democcracy movement led by Aung San Suu Kyi;
To protest against the detainment of pro-democracy activists in Burma;
To maintain public awareness of the continuing plight of the Burmese people.Â
More details are available [...]

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