Out of Province Charter Voting Registration Ends Today; Only 1% Signs Up
BANGKOK — Organizers of the upcoming referendum, in which millions of Thais would decide whether to accept or reject a new constitution, were dismayed to find that only a fraction of those voters signed up for voting outside their hometowns.
Redshirts Debate Whether to Join Student-Led Protests
BANGKOK — Members of a movement behind some of Thailand’s previous cycles of protests are left wondering if it should keep its distance or hitch a ride on the growing student-led resistance against the government.
Somkid: Hunt Person Behind Royal Health Scare
BANGKOK — The government Thursday ordered a hunt for the person they said spread false rumors about His Majesty the King’s health condition which coincided...
‘Junta Party’ Leader Says He Isn’t, Critic Says He Is
BANGKOK — Songklod Thiprat is an army general who once worked for the ruling junta. He’s also presented himself as an “acting chairman” of a political party called Palang Chart Thai (literally, Power of the Thai Nation).
Seven Takes on Three Years of Military Rule
We asked seven people including a street vendor, fugitive, conductor and junta appointee to assess three years of junta rule. Here’s what they made of it.
8 Years Since Last Thai Execution, Future of Death Penalty Uncertain
BANGKOK — Those campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty may take solace in the fact that no one has been executed for eight years. There have been no actual executions, but a senior government official said it’s simply impossible to predict when capital punishment will be abolished in Thailand.
Prominent Law Professor Sent to Military Court, Released on Bail
BANGKOK – A prominent Thai law professor has been released on bail after being charged for defying a summons order from the military junta.
Locals Are Outraged After the Army Sent a Monk To Teach in a Muslim...
Areas on Thailand's southern borders came under heavy criticism after the peacekeeping army's special unit brought a monk to a Muslim center, the Tadega...
Charter Draft Second Look: Full Education No Longer Guaranteed (Analysis)
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — Digging deeper into the recently released draft charter’s 279 articles finds caveats applied to basic civil rights, education funding that falls three years short of completing secondary school and obstacles to amending the constitution.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — Digging deeper into the recently released draft charter’s 279 articles finds caveats applied to basic civil rights, education funding that falls three years short of completing secondary school and obstacles to amending the constitution.
Prayut Sacks 2 Cabinet Members Suspected of Disloyalty
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha sacked two Cabinet members on Thursday, including one who was widely reported to have unsuccessfully plotted for him to lose a parliamentary no-confidence vote last week.
