Weed Fans Head to Highland to Spark Hope For Legal Thai Bud
BANGKOK — Tribeswomen from the north on Saturday taught urbanites to weave fiber made from hemp, while other marijuana enthusiast crowded to learn how to make bamboo bongs.
Junta Won’t Use Article 44 to Reclaim Doi Suthep Land
BANGKOK — A controversy raging in the north over a swathe of protected mountain forest felled for judges’ homes won’t be solved by the junta leader’s use of absolute power, his deputy said Friday.
Court Acquits Northeastern Gold Mine Protesters
BANGKOK — A court in Thailand found seven environmental activists not guilty Thursday of violating a law on public gatherings that imposes severe penalties for actions that disrupt public services.
Military Will Care for Devastated Conscript’s Sick Grandma: Junta
BANGKOK — A spokesman for the ruling junta said Thursday that the grandmother of a man whose despair at being conscripted by the army went viral would be looked after by the military while he serves for two years.
BMA Defends Giving Top Post to Anti-Govt Activist
BANGKOK — A deputy governor of Bangkok said Thursday he welcomes a former anti-election campaigner as his colleague, citing his “knowledge and ability.”
Scholars See Political Deal in Prayuth’s Recruiting Former Thaksin Minister
BANGKOK — A former Thaksin loyalist denies his appointment to advise Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was a political deal to help the junta leader remain in power after elections.
Young Rebel Plants Rainbow Flag on Pro-Democracy Stage
BANGKOK — After finishing morning classes, the elfin Thammasat University student strolls over to people-watch on Khaosan Road. Chatting about politics and literature and activism, he blurts out that each of the three times he’s watched “Les Miserables,” he cried.
Activists Planning Prawit Visit Detained in Dawn Raid
BANGKOK — Two pro-democracy activists were briefly detained without charge by police Monday morning, apparently to bar them from disturbing a holiday event at the home of the junta’s scandal-tainted second-in-command.
Seeking Political Foothold, Rights Crusaders Drop 112 Reform
Along the way to the ballot box, an issue has been unceremoniously dropped by the Future Forward Party: reform of the royal defamation law.
Junta Says Prawit on ‘Leave’ After Heart Bypass
BANGKOK — Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is on leave after undergoing heart surgery, a department spokesman said Thursday.
