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Seeing is believing
News, Published on 26/03/2022
» Cholnan Srikaew, leader of the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, has been afforded a new title of late -- a whistleblower -- although some would disagree with the description.
Court convicts webmaster
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2022
» The Criminal Court sentenced a web administrator at GuKult to two years in prison yesterday for breach of the lese majeste law after he posted stickers on a portrait of His Majesty the King in front of the Supreme Court on Sept 19, 2020.
Protester gets 2-year royal insult sentence
Published on 04/03/2022
» A man was sentenced to two years in jail on Friday under the royal defamation law for putting a sticker on a portrait of His Majesty the King during a pro-democracy rally in 2020.
Thanathorn under fire for jumping vaccine queue
News, Published on 17/01/2022
» Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who has found himself in hot water amid allegations he jumped the queue to get his first dose of vaccine, has threatened lawsuits against anyone who tries to run his name through the mud.
Former Constitutional Court judge joins jail-term outcry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2021
» Former Constitutional Court judge Jaran Pukditanakul on Monday joined critics speaking out against reducing jail sentences for inmates in corruption cases, saying it could pave the way for exploitation and more graft.
Govt defends strict royal insults law at UN rights review
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2021
» The government defended the controversial law criminalising criticism of the powerful monarchy on Wednesday, as United Nations member states expressed concern over the country’s rights record and arrests of youth protesters pushing for royal reforms since last year.
Chief suspect sought after cop shot
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2021
» Police say they have information about the gunman who shot a police officer on Wednesday night following a protest near the Din Daeng flats in Bangkok.
Protesters are back, and angrier, as govt fumbles on Covid
New York Times, Published on 06/09/2021
» In air heavy with monsoonal pressure and discontent, the riot police in Bangkok unleashed rubber bullets and tear gas. Tanat Thanakitamnuay, the scion of a real estate family, stood on a truck, where he had been excoriating Thailand’s leaders for their bungled response to the pandemic.
Police nab food man for protest fires
News, Published on 21/07/2021
» A food delivery rider who allegedly started a fire near a portrait of His Majesty the King on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue during Sunday's anti-government protest was arrested late on Monday night.
The challenges of charter change
News, Published on 26/06/2021
» The charter amendment bid has moved into a phase where it has been decided what areas of the supreme law of the land will be chiselled away at or completely chopped off.