Tycoon Urges Parents to Disown Children Who Join Protest
PHRAE — Some hardline monarchy supporters are praising a businesswoman who called for parents to disown their children if they attended pro-democracy protests.
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Shots Fired, Explosive Thrown at Protesters; Injuries Reported
BANGKOK — Shots were fired by unidentified assailants at pro-democracy protesters as they were leaving their rally at the headquarters of Thailand’s oldest bank on Wednesday night, wounding at least two people.
Police: Return of Lese Majeste Charges is ‘Inevitable’
BANGKOK — A senior police officer said Wednesday the charges of royal defamation were filed against protest leaders based on their actions, and not as a retaliation against their activism.
Opinion: Here’s My Own Piece of the Royal Motorcade Puzzle
The most perplexing and severe charges made since monarchy-reform protests began in August is the charges of intending to harm the Queen.
Official Says No Drug Found in Drug Bust Tipped Off by Taiwan
BANGKOK — It was meant to be a record drug raid in Thailand, and a hallmark of transnational investigation – over 11 tonnes of ketamine worth nearly 30 billion baht was seized by Thai narcotics agents armed with intel from Taiwanese authorities.
Royalist Protester Arrested With Gun After 6 Shot at Rally
BANGKOK — Police on Wednesday said a man was arrested on firearm charges for bringing a handgun and ammo to yesterday’s protest, where at least six people were shot by unidentified assailants.
Student Accused of ‘Assaulting’ HM Queen Insists on Innocence
BANGKOK — A university student facing life imprisonment for allegedly endangering Her Majesty the Queen wrote an article published in Time magazine insisting that he did nothing wrong.
Former Tourism Chief Gets 50 Years in Jail for Bribery
BANGKOK — An ex-governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for allegedly accepting bribes from organizers of an international film festival back in the early 2000s.
Police Looking to Charge ‘Mob Fest’ Protesters
BANGKOK — Police said on Monday they are planning to file at least three different criminal charges against organizers of Saturday’s anti-government gathering at Democracy Monument.
Opinion: Mainstream Thai Press Must Adapt, or Fade Into Irrelevance
It used to be that Thailand’s ‘gate keepers,’ be it the state or the mainstream mass media, were effective in filtering any negative news about the Thai monarchy.
