New Crown Property Law Comes Into Effect
BANGKOK — A revised law governing His Majesty the King’s assets came into effect Saturday.
Netizens Slam Pro-Junta Rap Song ‘Thailand 4.0’
BANGKOK — A pro-junta music video released in response to a wildly popular anti-establishment rap, was widely mocked Monday online.
Netizens were unsparing in their...
Govt, Knocked by Rappers, Responds With Own Tune
BANGKOK — When a rap video critical of the military government became a huge sensation, the authorities first responded with threats to arrest its...
Political Campaigning to be Permitted Next Month: Deputy PM
BANGKOK — Deputy junta leader Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan said Thursday that the ban on political campaigning will be lifted no later than early December.
Prawit,...
8 Pro-Election Protest Leaders Indicted
BANGKOK — Eight pro-democracy protest leaders were released on their own recognizance Thursday after being indicted for sedition in the South Bangkok Criminal Court.
FM Says Thailand Doesn’t Need Foreign Election Observers
BANGKOK — The foreign minister said Wednesday it would be “inauspicious” to have foreign election observers for elections slated for February.
Don Pramudwinai said Thailand...
Foreign Minister Don to Keep Job After Court Clears Wife
BANGKOK — A longtime diplomat will retain his position atop the Foreign Affairs Ministry after the Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday there was nothing amiss about his wife’s questionable stock transactions.
Justice Minister Wants Medical Weed Legal Next Month
BANGKOK — The military government said Wednesday it would put forward a stopgap measure to allow medical marijuana before December.
Anti-Coup Cabbie’s Suicide Remembered 12 Years On
BANGKOK — Dozens of Redshirt supporters placed flowers Wednesday morning at the pedestrian overpass where a taxi driver killed himself 12 years ago today.
Hard Final Push on Medical Weed Pledged by Officials
The session was part of a years-long effort by the current military regime to roll back the country’s draconian drug laws.
