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7 nabbed in trash plant protest
News, CHALIT PHUMRUANG, Published on 13/12/2018
» NAKHON SAWAN: Police on Wednesday arrested seven leaders of a protest campaign against a garbage processing plant in Nakhon Sawan province after they blocked major routes leading to the northern and northeastern regions.
Prayut hints again at return as premier
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/12/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hinted once again he may be ready to return as premier after the Feb 24 poll, a day after the ban on political activities was lifted.
Senate race pulls in few applications
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2018
» The number of candidates vying for Senate seats is far fewer than the Election Commission (EC) anticipated and many of them will progress through the first round of selection unopposed.
Ray of hope for rule of law
News, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2018
» Much to the public's distress, the court case against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was allegedly involved in poaching on a trip to Thungyai wildlife sanctuary, began this week. A myriad of pressures surround this case given the status of Mr Premchai whose business fortune puts him high up on Thailand's who's who list.
Tycoon granted court absence
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/11/2018
» The Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday approved a request by construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to remain absent while prosecution witnesses testified in the infamous black panther poaching case.
Tycoon's trial on wildlife poaching charges begins
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/11/2018
» KANCHANABURI: The trial of Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and three accomplices on wildlife poaching charges began in the Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday.
Shinawatra calendars seized
News, Nila Singkhiri & Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/11/2018
» Law enforcement officers are investigating who supplied calendars bearing pictures of former premiers Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister, Yingluck, which are now being distributed in some regions, according to deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul.
More calendars seized in Ubon Ratchathani
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2018
» Authorities have raided an air-conditioner shop in Ubon Ratchathani and seized some 5,000 copies of the calendar bearing the photos of Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra.
The aesthetics of resistance
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/11/2018
» For the past four years, we've received a steady diet of the junta's theme songs that preach about "returning happiness" and the virtues of peace, order and nationalism. Since last week, however, the anthem that has stolen the thunderbolt is Prathet Ku Mee (What My Country’s Got), an infectious viral rap by a group called Rap Against Dictatorship.
Between the verses
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/11/2018
» Two songs threatened to bring down Thai society in just the last seven days. One was about the evils of military rule.