Junta Picks Panel to Write Next Draft Constitution
BANGKOK — Thailand's military government, which took power in May last year, today appointed a committee to draft the country's 20th constitution after a previous draft was rejected, delaying promised elections until at least 2017.
Obama Offered Handshake to Prayuth, Govt Says
BANGKOK — The military government yesterday disputed a media report alleging U.S. officials asked junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha’s entourage not to publish photos of the moment he shook hand with President Barack Obama last week.
Newspaper Cartoonist Detained by Junta
BANGKOK — The military junta detained a cartoonist from a prominent newspaper for two hours yesterday to protest alleged inaccuracies in his works.
Govt ‘Gateway’ Denials Contradict Cabinet Resolutions
BANGKOK — Facing broad criticism to its plan to funnel all internet traffic through a single, government-managed choke point, the military government now insists the project has not been initiated despite evidence to the contrary.
Hardline Royalists Stage Protest in Front of US Embassy
BANGKOK — A hardcore royalist monk led a protest at the U.S. Embassy to urge the United States to stop calling for Thailand to amend its laws against insulting the monarchy.
Rising Anger in Boom-to-Bust Isaan
KHON KAEN — The rural heartland of deposed leader Yingluck Shinawatra and her exiled billionaire brother Thaksin is hurting as a result of the military government's economic policies, stirring discontent and the threat of protests.
Cyber Activists Bring Down Govt Sites to Protest ‘Single Gateway’
BANGKOK — Of the different stakeholders opposed to a government-managed “single gateway” for internet traffic, it was some of the net's most zealous users which instigated a crude but effective cyberattack last night to protest the plan.
Redshirts Slam AG for Inaction on PCAD Insurrection Charges
BANGKOK — A group of Redshirts wants to know why those who helped pave the way for the 2014 coup have yet to answer outstanding charges of insurrection more than a year after they were filed.
Redshirt Leaders Doubt Alleged Bombing Link
BANGKOK — Top Redshirt activists have urged the national police commander to be careful with allegations a radical Redshirt had a role in engineering the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month.
Single Gateway for Internet Still Under Study, Minister Says
BANGKOK — The military government’s plan to route all internet traffic in and out of the kingdom through a single gateway won’t happen anytime soon, a top official said today.
