Politics

BANGKOK — A criminal investigation has been launched into a fake document that claimed to be a statement issued by His Majesty the King last night, according to a spokesperson for Thailand’s military government.

SAMUT PRAKARN — A Redshirt leader and former Pheu Thai Party MP was visited by a military officer at his home in a Bangkok suburb today for an "attitude adjustment" discussion.

BANGKOK — The sister-in-law of Thailand’s Crown Prince was found guilty of insulting the monarchy in court today.

BANGKOK — A prominent activist from the ultraconservative movement that campaigned against the former government has accused the United States of planning a terror attack in Thailand to provide a pretense for invasion.

BANGKOK — Bureaucrats across the country have been ordered to refrain from accessing social media sites on their workplace computers after a state employee was arrested for allegedly insulting the monarchy on Facebook.

BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has asked Thais to keep their complaints at home, following an American diplomat's public urging that Thailand's post-coup government cease its suppression of civil rights.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand will adopt a zero tolerance policy in combating human trafficking, officials said Friday, after a US report slammed the country's performance on the issue.

PATTANI — Thailand's southern border provinces have seen a surge in violence in recent days, following the arrival of senior Malaysian officials in Bangkok to discuss the insurgent violence with Thailand's military government.

BANGKOK — Two Redshirt leaders have been released following "attitude adjustment" sessions with the military.

BANGKOK — Thailand's ruling military junta has summoned a new round of prominent Pheu Thai politicians for "attitude readjustment" after they publicly criticized the political situation in Thailand.