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Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal at an army conscription center in April in Samut Prakan.

Binge Watch: Student Reformer Calls Out Military Leadership

SAMUT PRAKAN — A student activist leader called for an end to military conscription Wednesday morning with a theatrical flourish.

Third Woman Alleges Attempted Abduction by Pattaya Cops

PATTAYA — Police in the resort town of Pattaya on Monday confirmed a group of men who attempted to abduct a woman from a street during the weekend were members of the force.
Police and engineers on Thursday at the construction site where a crane collapsed and killed five people in Bangkok.

Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane Collapse Kills 5

BANGKOK — Construction engineers face charges over a collapsed crane at Bangkok’s Rama III Road which killed five people, police said Thursday.

Police, Massage Parlor Dispute Briton’s Rape Allegation

BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday said a British national’s claim that she was raped by a male masseur at a Thai massage parlor in Bangkok was false.
An illustration depicting Niranam by cartoonist Kaimaew.

Twitter User Gets More Charges Over Royal Criticism

BANGKOK — Police are seeking to punish a 20-year-old man who posted a series of tweets critical of the Royal Family with multiple counts of cybercrime offense, his attorney said Wednesday.
An undated photo of jailed activist Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattararaksa seen in prison while awaiting trial on a charge of royal defamation for sharing a BBC Thai article on Facebook. Photo: Sa-nguan Khumrungroj / Courtesy

Student Activist Jailed 2 and a Half Years for Lese Majeste

KHON KAEN — A provincial court on Tuesday sentenced a well-known anti-junta activist to ….  years in prison after he confessed to less majeste charges brought against him for sharing a controversial biography of King Vajiralongkorn on social media.
Lady of the Hills

15 Years Later, England IDs ‘Lady of the Hills’ as Udon Woman

NORTH YORKSHIRE, England — A woman found 15 years ago in a British national park was finally identified Tuesday as a Thai national from Udon Thani province.

Critics Say Prayuth Should Compensate Aussie Mine He Shut Down

BANGKOK — An Australian mining company on Monday denied it has settled with the military government a year after the junta leader used his...

Who Wins? People Without Smartphone Forced to Queue up for ‘WeWin’ Subsidy

UBON RATCHATHANI — Residents without smartphones, most of them elderly people living in rural areas, are queuing up in droves Monday to register for a government shopping subsidy worth 7,000 baht.

British Tourist, 65, Slashed by Transgender Group in Pattaya

A 65-year-old British tourist was brutally attacked and left bloodied by a group of transgender women in his Pattaya condo room early Friday morning

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