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Woman Charged With Sedition For Posing With Red Bucket

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

CHIANG MAI — Posing with water buckets printed with messages from ousted premiers could now be a crime in Thailand.

King Pardons Lese Majeste Convict and Redshirt Activist

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — A former Pheu Thai MP and Redshirt activist is free after nearly two years in prison on royal defamation charges.

Activists Expect Increased Use of Detention Before Charter Vote

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — More arbitrary detentions and “attitude adjustment” sessions are likely in the run-up to a vote on the junta-sponsored draft charter, critics warned Monday after two politicians were taken into custody by the junta.

Fugitive Brussels Bombing Suspects Not in Thailand: Police



BANGKOK — As Belgian authorities seek help in their hunt for those behind terror attacks that killed more than 30 people there, Thai police said today none have entered the kingdom.

Thai Coups Are Unique and Misunderstood, Former PM Says

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — Former unelected Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun said people should not see coups and their makers in black or white, adding that those in Thailand are different from those in Africa or Latin America.

Junta Probe Clears Former Army Chief of Royal Monument Graft




BANGKOK — No trace of corruption or malfeasance was found in the construction of a royal monument overseen by former army chief Udomdej Sitabutr as widely alleged in media reports, a junta-appointed committee declared today.

China, Southeast Asian Leaders Seek Greater Cooperation

SANYA, China — Leaders from China and five neighboring Southeast Asian countries met in a southern Chinese resort city on Wednesday amid wariness but also hope for greater regional cooperation.

Charter Drafters Say They Accept Some Contentious Junta Points

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat
Reuters

BANGKOK — Thailand's constitution drafters said on Tuesday they had accepted proposals from the ruling junta that critics say are designed to prolong the military's hold on power.

Charter Opponent Unbowed by Alleged Harassment

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — First came the soldiers early in the morning to his home. Then a dozen menacing men in civilian clothes trailed and heckled him as he campaigned in public areas.

Letters Show Prayuth Ordered Passports Pulled From Former Education Minister Jaturon

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

BANGKOK — A former education minister has again decried the revocation of his passport and right to travel freely as “unjust” after letters emerged showing it was expressly ordered in writing by junta leader cum Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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