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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.
Koh Kut is Thai territory: PM
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/11/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said there is no doubt about Koh Kut's status as a Thai sovereign territory, amid growing concern over the island's inclusion in a 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cambodia about the management of resources in the overlapping claims area.
Amnesty bill panel to mull lese majeste
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/03/2024
» A special House committee examining an amnesty bill is planning to set up a sub-committee to study if lese majeste-related cases should be included in the bill.
Jatuporn wants action on amnesty bill
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/03/2024
» Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan accused the government of stalling over an amnesty for people facing legal action in politically motivated cases.
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.
A question of tactics
News, Published on 28/05/2022
» Chadchart Sittipunt's win in last Sunday's governor election may not have surprised people as much as how many votes he finally received.
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.
Govt struggles with 'tech-savvy' protesters
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/10/2020
» The government is struggling to deal with tech-savvy youth-led demonstrators who make the most use of information and communication technologies and social media platforms as a major tool in their anti-government campaign, academics and former protest leaders said.