#CoupAnniversary Protest Live Blog
Follow today's protest with real-time updates and livestreaming video at KhaosodEnglish.com and on social media.
Live Blog: Protesters Camp at Thammasat on Eve of Coup Anniversary
BANGKOK — We're live from Thammasat University where protesters have gathered on the eve before the fourth anniversary of the military coup. A rally is planned to depart Tuesday toward Government House. Staff Reporters Teeranai Charuvastra, Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Jintamas Saksornchai and Editor Todd Ruiz are at the site.
Police Seize 6,000 Boxes of Illegal Diet Pills
BANGKOK — Police seized 6,000 boxes of illegal diet pills Monday, one of the largest hauls in a recent crackdown on illegal food supplements.
Without Warning, Fuel Prices Rise to 3-Year High
BANGKOK — Steady hikes to fuel prices this month have the transport sector jittery and consumers unhappy they’re no longer notified in advance as the cost per liter rose to the highest level in over three years.
Thammasat Closes Site of Anti-Junta Rally to ‘Remove Pests’
BANGKOK — The football field at Thammasat University where anti-junta protesters planned to camp overnight Monday before marching on the Government House in the morning was closed today by university staff.
Storms to Shower Nation Through Friday: Officials
BANGKOK — The nation may be lashed with rainstorms through Friday, according to weather experts.
Prayuth’s Staying Power Owes to Fear of Resumed Discord
BANGKOK — Come this Tuesday, junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha will have been in power for four years – longer than any other coup leader since the Cold War. Why?
Police Surround Site of Vigil For Those Killed in 2010 Crackdown
BANGKOK — Some 200 Redshirts gathered at Ratchaprasong Intersection on Saturday to mark the end of a military crackdown in which nearly 100 people died eight years ago.
Korat Officials Accused of Killing Healthy Dogs
KORAT — An animal rights group Friday accused livestock officials in Nakhon Ratchasima of intentionally giving dogs fatal overdoses in violation of their own policy.
McDonald’s Shuts its Doors to Coup Protesters
BANGKOK — A McDonald’s branch in downtown Bangkok abruptly closed down Saturday hours before anti-coup protesters were set to converge there on the anniversary of a crackdown that resulted in dozens of deaths.




















































