Exasperating Wait For Release of Loved Ones From Prison
BANGKOK — Weeranan Huadsri took up position by 9:30am on Tuesday outside the women’s prison that is part of the sprawling Klong Prem correctional complex in north Bangkok.
Top Police Investigator Scolds Officers, Suggests Military Arrested Wrong Guy
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Confident assertions a Chiang Mai native in military custody was behind one of the Mother’s Day attacks unraveled Tuesday with the top police investigator backing off from the claim after traveling to the scene to review the case.
Human Rights Watch Urges Junta to Free Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike
BANGKOK — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the military government to release an activist currently on a hunger strike after he was arrested for campaigning against the junta-sponsored charter.
Phuket Bombing Suspect Tied to Southern Insurgency, Police Say
BANGKOK — Police announced Tuesday they are seeking a man believed to have planted an unexploded firebomb in Phuket province prior to the spree of bomb attacks that rocked southern Thailand.
Voice TV Pressured to Pull Pundits For Rattling Junta
BANGKOK — Voice TV today pulled two well-known political commentators from programs it airs for 10 days beginning today under pressure from the military regime and telecommunications regulators.
Cops Offer 200,000 Baht Bounty For Leads on Bombers
BANGKOK — Police offered a 200,000 baht reward for anyone with information about the perpetrators of a deadly bombing and arson spree over the Mother’s Day holiday.
Northerners Say Provinces Where Charter Adopted Are No Less Red
BANGKOK — It was the first defeat at polls in over a decade for Thaksin Shinawatra’s political clan, which was previously thought to command unwavering support in the north and northeast.
Redshirts Reject Link to Bombings, Hit Back At Prayuth
BANGKOK — Leaders of the anti-regime Redshirt movement Saturday flatly denied having anything to do with a series of bombs that killed four people and injured 35 in the west and south of Thailand and lashed out at the junta leader for making a “cheap” bid to frame them.
Prayuth Links ‘Bad People’ Behind Bombs to Referendum, Calls For Patience
BANGKOK — Junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha addressed the nation Friday night to call for unity and patience in the wake of a wave of deadly terror attacks that swept Thailand's west and south.
New ‘People’s Reform Party’ Would See Prayuth Prime Minister of Elected Gov’t
BANGKOK — A move to establish a military-friendly political party to appoint the junta leader prime minister again under an elected government was met with mixed reactions in the political sphere, though the consensus was that pro-junta elements and their proxies want a larger political space.
