CIA Cables Detail Interrogation at Base Run by CIA Director
WASHINGTON — Newly declassified documents released Friday graphically describe how an accused al-Qaida operative was stripped naked, repeatedly slammed against walls, waterboarded and confined...
Offshoot Parties Best Way to Win More Seats: Former Elections Chief
BANGKOK — Splintering into multiple, smaller parties is a sensible strategy under the new rules to gain more seats in the next election, former Election Commission Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said Tuesday.
Counterprotesters Deny Assaulting Pro-Democracy Activist
BANGKOK — The leader of a weekend rally said Monday his group was not involved in the assault of a pro-democracy activist.
NACC indicates ‘Ae-Chonsawat’ corrupted Samut Prakan temple money worth more than 100 million baht.
NACC indicates Ae Chonsawat corrupted Samut Prakan temple money worth more than 100 million baht, pointing to both discipline and criminal penalties, life sentence.
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Activists Calling for Pai Dao Din’s Freedom Charged With Contempt of Court
KHON KAEN — Four university students who have campaigned for the immediate release of lese majeste activist suspect became criminal suspects themselves.
On Booze and Buddhism, Culture Warriors Grasp for a Past That’s Passed
BANGKOK — From booze bans to censoring “Arbat,” a surge in virtue campaigns has been pushed by social conservatives looking to assert influence – and relevance – by firing broadsides at mainstream culture.
Three Killed in Two Successive Pattani Shootings
PATTANI — Two shootings occurred Tuesday morning in the southern border province of Pattani killing three people.
Thai Conservative Activist Warns of US 'Terrorism'
BANGKOK — A prominent activist from the ultraconservative movement that campaigned against the former government has accused the United States of planning a terror attack in Thailand to provide a pretense for invasion.
Bombings Won’t Stall Peace Talks, Army Says
BANGKOK — Despite the recent coordinated attacks across seven southern provinces, the Royal Thai Army says it is committed to a peace dialogue with the separatist movement thought by many to be behind the attacks.
Amnesty Chairwoman Says Military’s Criminal Suit Was Just the Start
BANGKOK — A criminal defamation charge is just part of what one of three human rights defenders accused of defaming the army is facing for...