Police Throw Book at 8-Year-Olds For Tearing Pink Election Paper
KAMPHAENG PHET — Police said Friday they instructed local election officials to file charges against two 8-year-old schoolgirls who tore a voter registration list because they wanted its pink paper.
Thailand Won’t Get Next Issue of ‘The Economist’
BANGKOK — English-language weekly The Economist won’t distribute its next issue in Thailand, according to a note sent Friday to subscribers.
Overruling Police, Military Indicts Activist’s Mother for Insulting Monarchy
BANGKOK — Military court prosecutors Friday indicted a 39-year-old woman on a charge of royal defamation charge, despite a recent recommendation by police the case be dropped.
Wife of Foreign Critic of Monarchy Held Incommunicado
BANGKOK — Police raided the Bangkok home of a well-known British author and monarchy critic’s Thai family Friday morning, taking away his wife, 3-year-old son and father-in-law along with computers and other materials.
Alleged Bomb Courier Found Hanged in Custody
YALA — A 51-year-old Muslim man accused of delivering a bomb to an army outpost in the southern province of Yala and found hanged in his cell room was ruled as suicide Thursday by police.
Citing Ethical Lapses, Ultraconservative Newspaper Quits Media Council
BANGKOK — A newspaper known for its staunch royalist stance announced Thursday it has resigned from a national media association for its failure to enforce ethics and impartiality.
Junta Denies Ordering 2,000 Teak Trees for New Parliament
BANGKOK — The junta Wednesday denied ordering 2,000 northern teak trees cut down for the construction of an elaborate new parliament building in the capital.
Soldiers Visit Northern Residents Over Vote-No Tees
PHRAE — A group of residents of the northern province of Phrae were ordered to appear Thursday morning and answer questions about a group photo showing them wearing T-shirts opposing the draft charter, saying they might be have broken the law after the photo surfaced on Facebook.
Local Police Chief Loses Job For Not Reporting 8-Year-Old Vandals
KAMPHAENG PHET — When two 8-year-old girls ripped a voter registration notice from a board near their school in Kamphaeng Phet province because they wanted the pink-colored paper, local police officers must have thought it was a cute, harmless incident.
Army Suspends Colonel Filmed Threatening to Abduct Woman
YALA — The Royal Thai Army announced Monday it is investigating a colonel filmed threatening to abduct a woman in the southern border province where many locals live in fear of forced disappearance at the hands of the military.
