Lawyer Goes to Jail For Sedition, Cleared of Lese Majeste
BANGKOK — A 58-year-old civil rights lawyer was found guilty of sedition and sentenced to 16 months in prison today, a legal watchdog group said Wednesday.
Chula Students Banned From Reading ‘Time’ Article Aloud
BANGKOK — Student activists said Wednesday they were forced to cancel an event where they planned to read aloud a translated Time magazine article about Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha after his deputy denied reading it because he doesn’t know English.
Fair Elections Not Possible Under Junta: Panel
BANGKOK — Democratic elections next year will be meaningless under the existing political and legal conditions imposed by the military government, according to rights advocates.
Elections May be Deferred to May: Deputy PM
BANGKOK — The next election may have to be postponed until May 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krue-ngam said Monday.
Prayuth’s ‘Time’ Moment Deemed Inappropriate For Thailand
A top junta official disputed characterizations of the junta leader in a profile featured on the cover of an edition of Time magazine one sale throughout Asia – but not Thailand.
Activist Blocked From Commemorating 1932 Revolt
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activist Ekachai Hongkangwan said police stopped him from marking the 86th anniversary of the revolution that abolished absolute monarchy.
Prayuth Promotes Plans as Euro Tour Continues
PARIS — Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who just four years ago drew condemnation from European governments for ousting the previous government in a coup, is back on the continent, and he’s got a busy schedule.
Democracy Jungle: Monument to People’s Power Now Out of Reach
A beacon of Thailand’s democratic flowering has taken on new meaning in the fifth year of military rule.
High Court Dismisses Insurrection Case Against Prayuth
BANGKOK — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an attempt by pro-democracy activists to prosecute junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha for armed insurrection by staging his coup four years ago.
Fugitive Yingluck Breaks Silence to Thank Fans on Birthday
BANGKOK — Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra spoke out for the first time since she fled Thailand nearly 10 months ago to thank her supporters for their birthday wishes.
