No Need for Prayuth to Attend PM Vote: Deputy PM
BANGKOK — A top official in charge of the junta’s legal affairs insisted Tuesday that there’s no need for junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha...
Parties Condemn ‘Barbaric’ Assault on Activist
BANGKOK — A prominent activist remains hospitalized Monday after he was attacked by a group of men while leaving an anti-junta protest yesterday.
Palace Releases Queen Bio Ahead of Birthday
BANGKOK — An official biography of Queen Suthida was unveiled on Sunday, just a day before the nation celebrates her 41st birthday.
PM to be Decided on Wednesday: House Speaker Chuan
BANGKOK — Newly-endorsed lower house speaker Chuan Leekpai announced that MPs will convene to select Thailand’s next prime minister on Wednesday.
Pro-Junta MP Files Cybercrime Case Against Netizens
BANGKOK — A pro-junta MP filed a cybercrime complaint on Friday after being flamed online over a video in which she apparently insults a...
Prayuth ‘Animal Farm’ Endorsement Left Netizens Snorting
BANGKOK — Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s suggestion that Thais read dystopian classic Animal Farm snowballed into an avalanche of social media ridicule Thursday.
Thai Musicians in Exile for Their Songs Fear for Their Lives
BANGKOK — They are members of a folk music group living communally in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos, but they are in fear...
Singer From Nazi Shirt Scandal Now Educating Fans on Holocaust
BANGKOK — An idol singer who provoked international outrage by wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Nazi flag onstage says the scandal taught her an invaluable lesson about world history.
#Chitpas1700 : Netizens Squint at Democrat’s Unlikely Victory
BANGKOK — Thai netizens are venting their incredulity on the internet Wednesday at politicians who gained party-list MPs seats from a recent byelection in Chiang Mai despite earning as little as 1,738 votes.
Anti-Junta Rappers Awarded Creative Dissent Prize
BANGKOK — An international civil rights group has awarded a creativity award to the artists behind a viral rap video lambasting Thailand’s junta and justice system.
