What Does the Draft Constitution Actually Say? Read it Yourself, in English
BANGKOK — An unofficial English translation of the second version of what's proposed to be Thailand's next constitution was published Friday. It was translated by the United Nations, International Commission of Jurists and International IDEA.
Activists Hope Constitutional Court Affirms Right to Campaign
BANGKOK — The leader of 100 academics and activists who petitioned the Constitutional Court over a law which criminalized campaigning in the run-up to the charter referendum gives even odds the court will roll it back when it rules on its constitutionality on Wednesday.
Prison Conditions Being Made ‘Unbearable’ Jailed Activist Says
BANGKOK — A year on from the last time some of them were jailed, pro-democracy activists say the military regime’s tactics have become more underhanded, and life behind bars harsher.
Prayuth Rules Out Resigning If Public Rejects Charter
BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha today rejected calls from several prominent politicos that he resign if the public rejects the constitution prepared by his appointees when it goes to an August referendum.
Thai Election Monitor Fumes Over Being Barred from Thai Referendum
BANGKOK — After waiting months for accreditation as observers, the head of a nonpartisan domestic election monitoring group said he was dismayed to learn Monday that no Thai organizations would be granted status for the upcoming charter referendum.
Junta Forces Officials From Posts, Plays Down Link to Abuse of Migrants
BANGKOK — Twenty-three high-ranking officials who reportedly failed to protect the welfare of migrant workers welfare lost their jobs Friday by emergency decree, but...
Why is Popular Culture Afraid of the 1932 Revolution?
BANGKOK — Though Friday marked the 84th birthday of Thai Democracy, its essence has faded away, with the bloodless turning point for the nation all but unmentioned in the streeteven in the arts.
Cambodian Monks to be Deported
PATHUM THANI — Six Cambodian monks were arrested in a forest north of Bangkok Saturday for allegedly entering the kingdom illegally.
Court Orders 7 ‘Vote No’ Activists Jailed, Releases Others
BANGKOK — Seven of the thirteen activists arrested on Thursday for campaigning against the junta-sponsored charter draft were ordered to be locked up Friday by a military tribunal as they await their trial.
Dhammakaya Defector Sees Standoff Continuing Years
BANGKOK — If military government takes no action – or the wrong action – against the controversial abbot of the powerful Dhammakaya Buddhist sect, it could become a threat to the junta, said a prominent defector who spent nearly 20 years in the order.
