Oct. 6 Massacre: The Photographer Who Was There
BANGKOK — In a real riot no one knows you're there. So as gunfire crackled over the campus of Bangkok's Thammasat University Wednesday morning, I pushed my way through an angry sea of rightists and found a hole in the high metal fence surrounding the campus.
The Will to Remember: Survivors Recount 1976 Thammasat Massacre 40 Years Later
BANGKOK — It was from the front gate to the campus that Krisadang Nutcharut recalls the first shots fired. Not far away from the football field, where later a large explosion killed some of the thousands of students gathered.
Deported: Joshua Wong Flies Back to Hong Kong
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has boarded a plane back to Hong Kong after being denied entry to Thailand by immigration authorities, his political organization said.
Joshua Wong Still Missing; Immigration Denies Knowledge of Activist’s Detention
BANGKOK — Associates of Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong said Monday afternoon they still had no information about his whereabouts hours after he was taken into custody upon landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Detained at BKK – Whereabouts Unknown
BANGKOK — A young activist who became the face of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong was detained upon arrival in Thailand late last night to participate in an event recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Thammasat Massacre.
Govt Defends 21M Baht Flight to Hawaii
BANGKOK — The military government Monday defended the expenditure of 20.9 million baht for the junta’s No. 2 general and his entourage to fly to an informal discussion with American military in Hawaii last week.
Military Closes Ranks on Nepotism Charges
BANGKOK — Military government leaders maintained Thursday there was nothing wrong with awarding contracts to the nephew of junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha in the face of mounting accusations of cronyism.
Foreign Ministry Says Govt Must Verify Torture Report
BANGKOK — The Foreign Ministry on Thursday defended the military government’s blocking of an Amnesty International discussion of alleged torture under the military government since the coup by casting doubt on its accuracy.
Security Forces Muzzle Torture Discussion With Arrest Threats
When representatives of Amnesty International gathered at a Bangkok hotel Wednesday morning to talk about the military regime’s use of torture, plainclothes security forces told them they would be arrested if they so much as opened their mouths.
Thailand’s New Online Fad: Social Surveillance
BANGKOK — She worked at a hotel and said she’d never heard of the lese majeste law before police arrested her. When they told her the quickest way back to her young daughters was confessing to being Facebook user Rungnapha Khamwichai, she did so, without ever speaking to a lawyer.
