Thaksin accused of buying his way to power, privilege
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra was today (Dec. 18) accused of buying his way to power and privilege with his money since he returned home from self-exile abroad last year. Former leading Red Shirt and Yellow Shirt activists today submitted a joint petition to the National Anti-Corruption Commission […]
Read MoreTwo pro-democracy activists bailed out in lese majeste case
THE Court of Appeals Region 3 today (Sep. 14) granted bail to two leading pro-democracy activists who were yesterday sentenced to jail in a lese majeste case stemming from speeches they gave at a rally in Phu Khieo district of Chaiyaphum province in 2012, Naewna newspaper said. Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa and Atthaphon […]
Read MoreRoyal motorcade honker’s condition worsens after 9 days on hunger strike
ONE OF two activists who have been on hunger strike for nine days after being placed on an initial 12-day detention following their arrest for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4 was rushed to Thammasat Hospital from the Corrections Department Hospital after her condition deteriorated, Amarin TV said this […]
Read MoreLawyers centre harassed, threatened after applying to bail out Tawan, Frank
THAI Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said they had been harassed and threatened for the second day in a row today (Feb. 15) after having filed a request to bail out two activists arrested for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade and arguing with policemen on Feb. 4, Matichon newspaper said late […]
Read MoreTawan carried to police van after being arrested with Frank
DIN DAENG police had to carry Ms. Tantawan Tuatulanond, or Tawan, to a police vehicle in transferring her and her colleague, Mr. Natthanon Chaimahabud, or Frank, to Chalong Krung police station last night (Feb. 13) after being earlier arrested for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade and arguing with policemen on Feb. […]
Read MoreStop creating new monsters, don’t repeat October event: Rangsiman
WITH detractors now accusing Move Forward Party of being linked to the activists who honked a car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4 because some members had been the bail bond agent for activists in the past, the party’s spokesman Rangsiman Rome urged the public to not create new monsters in the […]
Read MoreActivists threaten to pile pressure over Thaksin staying at hospital
ACTIVISTS gathered in front of the Government House to raise their objection to de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict Thaksin Shinawatra staying at Police Hospital for 141st day today (Jan. 12) and threatened to escalate their rally if the government is unable to clarify this issue to the public, Naewna newspaper said. The gathering at […]
Read MoreActivists gather at Police Hospital to find out about Thaksin’s ailment
By Thai Newsroom Reporter A DOZEN POLITICAL ACTIVISTS today (Oct.22) gathered at Police Hospital in pursuit of the truth behind the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra. Surrounded by policemen, the Students’ and People’s Network for Thailand Reform activists peacefully occupied a spot outside a building in the premises of Police […]
Read MoreActivists plan to visit Thaksin at hospital uninvited
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A POLITICAL ACTIVIST group is planning to visit, albeit uninvited, the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss/convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital on Sunday to see for themselves whether he may remain clinically ill. Calling themselves the Students & People’s Network For Thailand Reform, the activists told reporters today […]
Read MoreCourt drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist
By AFP and published by CNA A THAI court today (Sep. 28) dropped murder charges against four national park officials over the disappearance of an environmental activist almost a decade ago, but jailed one on a lesser offence. It was the latest twist in a long-running legal saga after ethnic Karen leader Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, […]
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