Prayuth Celebrates Children’s Day With Govt House Reporters
BANGKOK — In a surreal scene at Government House today, reporters dressed up as school kids, joked with junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha and wished him a smooth year of work - all in the name of marking National Children’s Day.
UN Urges Thailand to Make 'Forced Disappearance' a Crime
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Thai government should take decisive and sustained efforts to tackle the problem of enforced disappearance, said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Thai government should take decisive and sustained efforts to tackle the problem of enforced disappearance, said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Govt Asks Facebook and YouTube to Help End Royal Defamation
BANGKOK — The government announced yesterday that it has asked Facebook and YouTube to ban the accounts of users that distribute any offensive remarks about the monarchy on the internet.
A Country Divided by a Calendar
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — In a country with a penchant for political feuds, the latest object to ignite trouble is a paper calendar.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — In a country with a penchant for political feuds, the latest object to ignite trouble is a paper calendar.
Anonymous Hacks Police Sites to Campaign for ‘Justice’ in Koh Tao Murders
BANGKOK — Hacker collective group Anonymous last night claimed responsibility for taking down at least 14 police websites in Thailand in a campaign for “justice” in the Koh Tao murder case.
Govt Approves Budget Hike to Quell Southern Insurgency
BANGKOK — Security forces will get a budget increase of 4 billion baht this year to stamp out the separatist rebellion in the southern border provinces, as the conflict enters its thirteenth year.
Junta’s Threat Against Media Causes Uneasiness & Paranoia: Journalists Association
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
For the Thai mass media, last year was an uneasy one, filled with “paranoia” as the military junta continues to want to “strictly control” the media, through summoning, detention without charge, verbal attacks and even threats to punch reporters’ faces, Thai Journalists Association’s annual report for 2015 on the topic concluded.
Senior Staff Writer
For the Thai mass media, last year was an uneasy one, filled with “paranoia” as the military junta continues to want to “strictly control” the media, through summoning, detention without charge, verbal attacks and even threats to punch reporters’ faces, Thai Journalists Association’s annual report for 2015 on the topic concluded.
Civilians Facing “Camouflaged Justice”, Say Rights Lawyers
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — Over 1,400 civilians were tried in military court last year, in what Thai Lawyers for Human Rights group (TLHR) called a “camouflaged justice process”, in a newly-released report highlighting 10 legal cases from 2015.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — Over 1,400 civilians were tried in military court last year, in what Thai Lawyers for Human Rights group (TLHR) called a “camouflaged justice process”, in a newly-released report highlighting 10 legal cases from 2015.
Park Scandal: Udomdej Blessed by Prem Just Before He Was Cleared
BANGKOK — In a way, former army chief Udomdej Sitabutr, was cleared of the allegation that he is involved in massive graft, even before an inquiry by the Ministry of Defense yesterday formally let him off the hook.
Top 10 Prayuth Moments of 2015 by Khaosod English
BANGKOK — Where would we journalists be without Dear Leader Prayuth Chan-ocha’s colourful soundbites and awkward photo-ops? Here’s a list of our favorite and not-so-favorite moments featuring the junta chairman from the past year:
