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Thousands of protesters gather at Ratchaprasong
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2021
» Thousands of demonstrators occupied Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday demanding reform of the monarchy and the release of detained leaders.
Activists remember 1932 revolution
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2020
» Political activists from several groups staged peaceful gatherings across the country on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the 1932 revolt, which ended the absolute monarchy in what was then Siam.
Autopsy finds US cop suffocated black man
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/06/2020
» MINNEAPOLIS - An autopsy found Monday that an African-American man whose death has set off nationwide unrest was suffocated by a police officer, as cities including New York imposed curfews in expectation of fresh anger.
Protest pressure builds for govt
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2020
» The government is bracing for a tough road ahead as political tension builds post-Covid-19, according to academics. The prediction comes as Friday marks the 6th anniversary of the May 22, 2014 coup.
Piyabutr faces two charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/04/2019
» Future Forward Party secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul says he has been summoned to hear charges of computer crime and contempt of court involving a video clip of him reading the party's statement on the court's decision to dissolve the Thai Raksa Chart party in early March.
Prayut 'willing' to be outsider PM
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/04/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has admitted for the first time he could be "outsider premier" after the general election scheduled to take place in February next year.
B14bn lawsuit filed against King Power
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2017
» The criminal court yesterday accepted a 14-billion-baht lawsuit brought against Thai duty-free giant King Power International, the company that owns English Premier League football club Leicester City.
Suvarnabhumi upgrade approved
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/08/2017
» The Airports of Thailand (AoT) board on Wednesday awarded a 14.2-billion-baht contract to PCS Joint Venture to carry out a key part of Suvarnabhumi airport's upgrade.
Buakaw the actor
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/07/2017
» In his first movie, Thongdee Fun Khao, Buakaw plays the "broken-sword hero" who fights alongside King Taksin the Great against Burmese troops during the Ayutthaya period.
Locals fight city pillar shrine renovation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2017
» As King Power tycoon finances shrine makeover, locals fear tycoon using shrine to win himself more luck.