Japanese Emperor, Empress En Route to Bangkok
TOKYO — The emperor and empress of Japan departed Tuesday for a one-week trip to Vietnam and Thailand.
Krabi Coal Protesters Vow Return if Gov’t Breaks Promise
KRABI — Environmental activists in Krabi plan to resume their protest in Bangkok if the military government breaks its promise to scrap the review process for a coal plant near their idyllic beaches.
Suicide Won’t Stop Raid Under Article 44, Junta Chief Says
PATHUM THANI — One day after a man publicly hanged himself in protest, the junta chief insisted Sunday it was necessary to use his absolute power to continue the siege of Wat Dhammakaya.
Protester Commits Suicide Outside Wat Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — A man hanged himself Saturday night from a cellphone tower outside Wat Dhammakaya to protest the junta and ongoing siege of...
DSI Detects Dhammajayo’s Phone Signal
PATHUM THANI — The Department of Special Investigation, or DSI, said Saturday it is verifying whether a signal believed to have come from the fugitive former abbot at the center of their siege on a sprawling temple complex north of the capital was genuine.
Legislature Offers Alternative Facts to Excuse ‘No-Shows’
BANGKOK — To prove seven lawmakers were not derelict in their duties, the legislature Friday distributed a set of alternative information to compete with that published by a watchdog earlier this month.
New Book Catalogs Lese Majeste Cases – But May Not Win Converts
Someone goes to prison after a stranger records them criticizing the monarchy. Someone else is turned in by their own brother for remarks made...
No-Shows to Retain Their Jobs on Legislature
BANGKOK — Seven lawmakers who failed to fulfill their required duties will not lose their jobs, the vice president of the legislature said Thursday, teasing that the results of a review would soon be made public.
Junta Chief Derails Railway Leadership
BANGKOK — With a stroke of his pen, junta Chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday removed the entire board of the State Railway of Thailand.
Dhammakaya Monks Confront Soldiers Trying to Enter Unfinished Hospital
PATHUM THANI — A monk-spokesman for Wat Dhammakaya on Thursday expressed shock at the sight of soldiers attempting to seize a hospital being built just north of the temple complex.
