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World 'moving towards selective authoritarianism'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2026
» An academic is saying the crisis in Venezuela reflects a shift towards "selective authoritarianism", noting Washington's arrest of President Nicolas Maduro is a sign of an emerging new world order that is increasingly shaped by raw power, rather than shared principles.
32 airport protesters acquitted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2024
» Thirty-two members of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) political group have been acquitted of insurrection-related charges, with 13 fined 20,000 baht each for trespassing and violating the emergency decree.
Airport protesters' assets in peril
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2023
» The Central Bankruptcy Court has issued an absolute receivership order against eleven core members of the now-dissolved People Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in a bankruptcy lawsuit related to their protests that led to the shutting down of the capital's two main airports.
Somkiat dies at 71 after stroke
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/11/2021
» Somkiat Pongpaiboon, one of the leaders of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima about a month after suffering a stroke. He was 71.
Supreme Court jails three PAD leaders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/09/2021
» The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced to eight months in prison three out of nine of the leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who were indicted over the group's protest against the Samak Sundaravej government in 2008.
Supreme Court sentences PAD leaders
Post Reporters, Published on 31/08/2021
» The Supreme Court has sentenced to eight months in prison three out of nine leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) indicted over the group’s protest against the Samak Sundaravej government in 2008.
Young begin to be heard
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2020
» The youth-led protests began with three demands: House dissolution, amendment to the constitution and an end to the intimidation of state critics. Later, a 10-point proposal to reform the monarchy was announced at the Thammasat gathering on Aug 10, sparking yet more controversy in an already divided Thai political arena.
'Ja New' assault spurs outcry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2019
» The government and police are being urged to provide better security for political activists after Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat was brutally attacked for the second time in less than a month.
Key yellow-shirt figures walk free
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/05/2019
» Several key figures of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will be among the 100 prisoners who will be released from jail on Friday, after His Majesty the King granted them royal pardons to mark his coronation.
King gives inmates clemency
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2019
» To mark his coronation and give convicts a chance to turn over a new leaf, His Majesty the King has granted clemency to tens of thousands of inmates, who will either be released or see their sentences reduced.