Royalists Attacked a Car They Thought Thanathorn Was In (He Wasn’t)
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Police on Thursday declined to say whether a crowd of hardline monarchy supporters who mobbed and attacked a car thought to be carrying progressive politician Thanathorn Jungrungruangkit would be prosecuted.
Gov’t Defends Appointing Drug Convict Minister’s Wife to Office
BANGKOK — Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday insisted that the appointment of a wife of a minister who served four years in Australian prison for a drug trafficking conviction is totally legal.
Royalist Calls for Coup, Lawyer Replies With Complaints
BANGKOK — A lawyer and activist on Wednesday accused an ultraroyalist of inciting insurrection after he publicly called for the government to enact “special laws” that would amount to a military coup in order to protect the monarchy.
Future in the Cards: Thai Politics Reimagined in Tarot Symbolism
BANGKOK — Flip over The Empress card – it’s a young female student protest leader. Wheel of Fortune becomes the replica of the missing 1932 revolution plaque. The High Priestess is a bald Buddhist nun. Three of Cups pays homage to an ‘alliance’ with activists in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Prayut Congrats Biden as Thai Fangirls Fall for Republican Newcomer
BANGKOK — Current and past leaders of Thailand are sending messages of congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden while some netizens are falling head over heel for a newly elected Republican congressman.
Projectile Thrown at Cops Was a Smoke Bomb, Activist Says
BANGKOK — A footage of a protester throwing what appeared to be a fiery object at the police during Sunday’s march to the Grand Palace was seized by the authorities and pro-government information campaign to paint the movement as violent.
Protesters Defy Police Water Cannons to Deliver Royal Letters
BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand were confronted by riot police and sprayed by water cannons Sunday as they tried to approach Bangkok’s Grand Palace to deliver letters about their political grievances addressed to the country’s king.
Chuan to Forge Ahead With ‘Reconciliation Panel’ Despite Snubs
BANGKOK — House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday that he will still proceed with his plan to set up a national reconciliation panel even though most of the anti-government protest leaders said they would not participate in the effort.
Piyabutr Charged With Sedition for Lecture a Decade Ago
BANGKOK — Former leaders of the now-disbanded Future Forward Party reported to police Thursday to hear charges of insurrection filed against them by an ultraroyalist – including one case that involved an academic lecture made 10 years ago.
Jews, Imperialism: Internet Facepalms at ‘Pai Dao Din vs. Harutai’ Debate
BANGKOK — The faceoff between an ultraroyalist and a pro-democracy activist was initially billed as a debate, but it soon devolved into a one-sided screaming match.
