Politics

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand will implement new regulations over concerns regarding forced labour on its fishing boats, a senior official said Monday.

BANGKOK — Three pro-democracy campaigners assaulted by men they believe to be acting on the junta’s orders said Monday they have sought police protection.

BANGKOK — The military today released an online critic of the junta after detaining him incommunicado for a week and denying they had him, rights activists said.

KHON KAEN — A core Redshirt activist in Khon Kaen province said his supporters will not stage any protests against the upcoming visit by Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the leader of the 22 May coup d’etat.

BANGKOK — Police on Thursday will challenge in court the right to walk cross country by a group of demonstrators who say the authorities are already flouting a court order permitting them to do so.

(14 January) A group of Chiang Mai University academics and students has held a candlelit vigil to oppose any possible military coup.

BANGKOK — A protest to raise awareness about climate change was forced to cancel by the police Friday just minutes after it began at a park.

BANGKOK — A house speaker caused an uproar on Wednesday when he warned of a similar fate for a politician who demanded justice for an activist assaulted by masked men last week.

BANGKOK — A pro-democracy campaigner remains in critical condition after he was attacked by a group of unidentified men on a street in northeast Bangkok today, his mother said. 

(29 January) Anti-government rally site at Ladprao Intersection has been attacked by M79 grenade launcher this morning, witnesses said.