Astrologer ‘Ordered’ to Stop Predicting Gov’t Doom
BANGKOK — First, it was the breaking of a “lucky” lotus basin. Then, cracks appeared in another flowerpot. Most recently, a pigeon was pecked to death by crows just after the junta leader denied believing in superstitious portents.
Slight Uptick on ‘Corruption Index’ Sees Thailand Tied With Colombia, Zambia
BANGKOK — Thailand under military rule nudged slightly upward in an annual ranking of perceived global corruption published Thursday.
Anti-Thaksin Activists Jailed for 2008 TV Station Attack
BANGKOK — The Supreme Court ordered 79 activists jailed Wednesday for seizing control of a state broadcaster as part of an anti-government campaign 10 years ago.
Gov’t Leaders Award Themselves ‘Best Costumes’ (Photos)
BANGKOK — Who won a traditional costume contest organized by the government? The government, of course.
Govt Halts Coal Power Plant Plan, Protest Called Off
BANGKOK — The military government on Tuesday said it has withdrawn its plan to study and construct a coal-fired power plant in southern Thailand following more than a week of protests and a hunger strike.
Caricature of Anti-Junta Scholar Raises Money for Dissidents
BANGKOK — A cartoonist who lampoons Thailand's military government has done a caricature of a historian critical of the nation's monarchy and sold it in an online auction to raise money for legal aid for political dissidents.
Coal Protesters to March on Govt House
BANGKOK — Environmental activists pledged Monday to march on the Government House to protest plans to construct a coal power plant in the south.
Activists Defy Junta’s Charges, Announce 4-Day Election Protest
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activists on Saturday pledged to stage the most prolonged public protest in recent years to demand an election by November.
Warrant Out for Missing Redshirt Militant Over 2014 Bomb Attack
BANGKOK — A court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for a self-proclaimed Redshirt militant on the allegation that he carried out a grenade attack at the home of a political rival four years ago.
Veteran Activists Targeted For Prosecution For Protests
BANGKOK — Familiar names from the pro-democracy movement were among the 43 people the junta wants prosecuted for attending a recent rally demanding elections be held this year.
