Pro-monarchy groups clash with Myanmar protesters
PRO-MONARCHY groups clashed with some Myanmar workers led by a Thai activist who had gathered in front of the UN building in Bangkok to protest the participation of Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in the 6th Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit held here on Thursday and […]
Read MoreAquatic farmers rally over spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish
AROUND 200 aquatic farmers from 19 provinces rallied in front of Agricultural Land Reform Office this morning (March 18) to press the government to resolve the spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish in Thai waters with this affecting the ecosystem and also compensate those impacted by the invasion of this fish, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreThais in LA hold protest against Paetongtarn
A GROUP of Thais in Los Angeles staged a protest against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during her visit with a video clip of their demonstration shared online, Amarin TV said last evening (Nov. 12). The video clip shows the Thais shouting and booing at Paetongtarn while the prime minister posted a photo and message […]
Read MoreThousands protest over handling of Spanish flood disaster
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Valencia – Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday (Nov.9) over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades. In the latest demonstration over the floods, protesters […]
Read MoreAcademics, former BOT governors protest political parties dominating central bank
AS MANY AS 250 academics and representatives from social economic groups plus four former Bank of Thailand governors today (Oct. 31) expressed concern that political parties are now interfering with the central bank for short-term gain and in doing so are destroying the stability and credibility of the country in the long run, Naewna […]
Read MoreP-Move protesters literally climb Government House gate to no avail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LED BY THE SO-CALLED P-MOVE activist network, a few protesters today (Oct. 15) staged a brief, dramatic scene outside Government House to desperately draw attention of non-committal members of cabinet inside. During a weekly cabinet meeting in a main building at Government House, the leading demonstrators literally climbed a gate […]
Read MoreMaha Bua followers protest govt’s planned intervention in central bank
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOLLOWERS OF THE LATE revered monk Ajarn Maha Bua have staged a protest against an alleged, planned interference of the Pheu Thai-led government in internal affairs of the Bank of Thailand. The unnamed followers of Ajarn Maha Bua delivered an urgent letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to air their […]
Read MoreMyanmar workers protest over unpaid wages
OVER 700 Myanmar workers staged a protest in front of a factory they are constructing within Rojana Industrial Park Prachinburi after Chinese capitalists had not paid their wages for two months while forcing them to work everyday, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 17). Police at Ro Bo Pai station, Si Maha Phot district, were […]
Read MoreMarijuana protesters go on hunger strike to push for enquiry
A NETWORK opposing the Pheu Thai-led government’s move to relist marijuana as a narcotic stepped up their protest with some members going on a hunger strike to push for an enquiry before any action is taken, Naewna newspaper said today (July 10). At 10 a.m. the Network Writing the Future of Cannabis, led by […]
Read MoreMarijuana demonstration in front of Govt House
A NETWORK opposing the Pheu Thai-led government’s move to relist marijuana as a narcotic by the end of this year held a demonstration in front of the Government House yesterday afternoon and submitted a proposal that a joint study be conducted on this step, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 9). At 1.30 p.m. […]
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