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BANGKOK — Thai authorities are in the early stages of producing a film that will lure tourists to Thailand, following the recommendation of junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

BANGKOK — Junta chairman turned Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has asked the government to keep his face off of public posters and banners, drawing a distinction between himself and other military strongman around the world.

SONGKHLA — A Buddha statue in Songkhla province has garnered international attention after some observers noticed its unusual hand gesture: a thumbs up that looks similar to the 'Like' symbol on Facebook.

BANGKOK — Three university students were arrested by police in Bangkok today for organising a mass viewing of the latest “Hunger Games” movie, which has become associated with dissent against Thailand’s military regime.

BANGKOK — Women's rights advocates took to the streets in Bangkok yesterday to mark International Women's day, advocating for different approaches to promoting gender equality under the military regime that seized power from an elected government in May last year.

CHIANG RAI — A Chiang Rai man was sentenced to five years in prison today for destroying a portrait of His Majesty the King a year ago, despite his lawyers’ insistence that he was mentally disabled.

BANGKOK — One was on his way to a final step to obtaining his master’s degree; the other to apply for a dream trip to India.

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — Former unelected Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun said people should not see coups and their makers in black or white, adding that those in Thailand are different from those in Africa or Latin America.

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — The Central Administrative Court today ruled that the dismissal of exiled Thammasat University history professor Somsak Jeamteerasakul by his employer was unlawful, thus reinstating Somsak’s status as a lecturer at Thammasat.

By Somchai Kwankijswet and Peter Janssen (DPA)