Principal Defends Search for ‘Sexually Deviant’ Students
KORAT — A public school director in the northeast said a secret survey asking teachers to identify which students were transgender was for their own good.
Ko Tee Denies Bombing Hospital, Would Rather Bomb Govt House
BANGKOK — A fugitive Redshirt activist said he was not responsible for bombing a public hospital as alleged by the army chief Thursday but boasted about organizing an armed resistance group.
Fingerprints for Mobile Users in Places Plagued by Cellphone Bombs
BANGKOK — Starting next month, Thais who buy prepaid SIM cards in the violence-plagued Deep South will be fingerprinted to confirm their identity, telecom...
Experts Dismiss Deep South Link to Hospital Bomb
BANGKOK — While police brass have yet to name who they think was behind Monday’s bomb attack that wounded dozens in a hospital waiting room, several analysts Thursday ruled out a group of possible perpetrators: the southern insurgents.
Work on 1st Small Stretch of High-Speed Rail May Soon Begin
BANGKOK — Construction of the first 3.5-kilometer stretch of a high-speed rail line connecting Thailand to China may begin as soon as August, transportation officials announced Wednesday.
Online Defamation Defendants Wait on Court Action
BANGKOK — A defendant in a defamation case was surprised to learn Wednesday that charges and convictions brought under the Computer Crime Act may...
Where’s Junta No. 2 Prawit? Govt Won’t Say
BANGKOK — The junta’s second-in-command hasn’t been seen in public for over a week now, and the government is mum on his whereabouts.
Civilian Military Trials May Resume After Bombing
BANGKOK — In lieu of Monday’s bomb attack at an army-owned hospital, the junta is considering resuming military trials for civilians.
50,000 Defamation Suits May Be Dropped Wednesday
BANGKOK — The lead author of the revised Computer Crime Act and a public prosecutor said Tuesday that the law can no longer be used as a tool for defamation lawsuits, and all those filed under it must be dismissed.
Junta Allows Panel on Coup – Bans Words ‘Junta’ or ‘Coup’
BANGKOK — How to talk about dictatorship, coups and military juntas when those doing the talking are banned from speaking those words?
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