Rangsiman moving to help lese majeste detainee on hunger strike
PEOPLE’S MP Rangsiman Rome who chairs a House committee yesterday (Sep. 2) agreed to coordinate assistance for Mr. Phromsorn Veerathamjari, or “Fahlikit,” who is being detained at Thanyaburi District Prison on charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, after being on a hunger strike since July 1 […]
Read More3 US Navy Carrier Strike Group ships heading for Thailand for a short visit
THE Thai Navy confirmed that three ships from a US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to make a short stop in eastern Thailand while an American newspaper reported that USS Abraham Lincoln is heading to visit Thailand early September after an extended mission in the Middle East, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 25). RADM […]
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 MoreBail approved for hunger-striking activist
THE Criminal Court approved bail for a hunger-striking activist who had been arrested together her colleague on charges of violating Section 116 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007) for honking their car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4, Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said last evening […]
Read MoreA powerful person stopped release of video clips on activist’s death: Lawyer
THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said he suspects someone powerful has ordered the Corrections Department to not hand over video clips on her medical treatment at prison hospital prior to her death, Amarin TV said today (May 24). […]
Read MoreUS Navy’s Carrier Strike Group sailors on shore leave at Laem Chabang
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S Carrier Strike Group 9 is currently paying a visit at Laem Chabang port in Chonburi until the end of this month before heading out for naval exercises in the West Pacific region. Led by US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the Carrier Strike Group […]
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 MoreUSS Carl Vinson returns to South China Sea after Singapore visit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES Carrier Strike Group One led by USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) aircraft carrier has left Singapore for the South China Sea where tensions and standoffs have been reported between the Chinese and Philippine navies around Spratly Islands, according to a navy source. The Group flagship USS Carl Vinson […]
Read MoreTravel chaos as hundreds of flights across Italy cancelled amid air transport strike
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Rome – Hundreds of flights across Italy were cancelled on Saturday, forcing travellers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days following a train strike that paralysed rail service. Summertime in Italy is […]
Read More2 young activists end hunger strike after 53 days to live and fight on
TWO female activists who have been on a severe hunger strike since January 18 to press for release of 21 political detainees with some including themselves facing lese majeste and sedition charges ended their protest fast after 53 days today (Mar. 11) so as to live and fight on, Matichon newspaper said. One of […]
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