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Timeline: Ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's life in politics
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2024
» Thailand's controversial billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after serving six months in detention.
Court rejects challenge to Pita's derailed PM nomination
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2023
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the election winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being re-nominated.
Court to give ruling on PM Prayut's tenure on Sept 30
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday set Sept 30 for its ruling on when Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's eight-year tenure as prime minister began and ends.
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.
Anti-government protesters defy police threat of arrests
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» Hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered on Monday in defiance of a threat by police to make more arrests, a day after nearly 100 demonstrators were detained for breaching public health measures against the coronavirus.
Singer-activist Ammy confesses to burning king’s portrait
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2021
» An anti-government activist arrested for burning a portrait of His Majesty the King has confessed to the incendiary act.
Thanathorn says government aims to silence him
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2021
» A banned opposition politician, who is facing a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy, defended on Thursday his criticism of the government's coronavirus vaccine strategy that relies on a company owned by His Majesty the King.
Thanathorn ordered to erase vaccine supply criticism
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2021
» The Criminal Court has ordered leading government foe Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to remove allegations on social media that the state's coronavirus vaccine policy is opaque and unfairly favours a company owned by His Majesty the King, the government said on Sunday.
Activist Arnon arrested again over rally calling for reform of monarchy
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2020
» Police said they had arrested human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa for a third time this month on Tuesday, to charge him for sedition over his role in a political rally where calls were made for reforms to the country's powerful monarchy. “The police brought Mr Arnon to the station to read him the charges for his protests on Aug 10, and will question him before bringing him to court to file for detention,” Police Lieutenant General Amphol Buarabporn told Reuters.
Thanathorn: Anger unabated 10 years on
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2020
» Thailand marked the 10th anniversary of a bloody army crackdown on protesters on Tuesday, with a banned opposition politician saying anger was unabated, especially after last year's disputed election that kept a coup leader in power.