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Police threaten young rappers
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/10/2018
» Controversy over a music video, Prathet Ku Mee (What My Country's Got), which has been perceived as an attack on the military government, is heating up after police threatened to take legal action against the artists and the production team.
Police threaten young rappers
News, Published on 27/10/2018
» Controversy over a music video, "Prathet Ku Mee" (What My Country's Got), which has been perceived as an attack on the military government, is heating up after police threatened to take legal action against the artists and the production team.
The democracy dividend: Faster economic growth
News, Published on 19/06/2018
» Democracy's faults have been easy to spot throughout the ages. Plato equated democracy with anarchy, instability or even mob rule, and argued that it is the second worst form of government after tyranny. Aristotle was a little more charitable, but still suspicious of democratic processes, writing "it is not safe to trust them [the people] with the first offices in the state". Many modern Western philosophers, including Montesquieu, Rousseau and Nietzsche, were similarly critical of democracy.
Lula, the last of Brazil's political legends, goes to trial
News, Published on 12/05/2017
» Political legends are hard to come by these days in Brazil, where both houses of parliament, a batch of current and former governors, and much of the sitting presidential cabinet have been tainted by charges of graft and payola. But then Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the two-time president who put Brazil's name in lights and left office in 2010 practically beatified, isn't just any politician. So when Lula, as he is known, takes the stand in federal court on Wednesday afternoon, in one of five corruption trials he now faces, listen for the sound of clay feet cracking.
Regime fails to hit unity goal
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/05/2016
» Having set itself a goal to restore national unity since seizing power almost two years ago, the military regime appears to have fallen short and its persistent use of "special powers" will only perpetuate political conflicts, critics say.
Police close net on Jatuporn, Sombat
News, Published on 29/04/2016
» Police investigators are gathering evidence to seek warrants for the arrest of red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan and coup critic Sombat Boon-ngamanong in connection with politically provocative online posts, deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said Thursday.
Dem duo get off crackdown rap
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2016
» The Appeal Court yesterday dismissed the case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban for the deadly military crackdown on red-shirt protesters in 2010.
NCPO takes flak for new roadmap
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2015
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is facing a severe backlash over a new roadmap that prolongs its stay in power by 22 months as a result of the new charter drafting process.
Issara faces attempted murder rap
News, Published on 08/03/2014
» Anti-government protest leader Issara Somchai faces arrest for attempted murder, according to Chacheongsao police.
All sides must take rap, says PM
News, Pradit Ruangdit, Published on 10/01/2014
» If the planned shutdown of Bangkok goes awry, all sides must be held responsible, caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.