Police Allow Coup Anniversary Protest
BANGKOK — A demonstration to mark the ninth anniversary of the 2006 military coup d’etat ended tonight without confrontation with the authorities, who yesterday ordered the march be called off.
Democracy Activists Ignore Junta Order to Call Off March
BANGKOK — A pro-democracy group vows to go ahead with a demonstration tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the 2006 coup d’etat despite being warned to call it off by the military junta.
Vietnam Slams Thailand over Clash with Fishermen
HANOI — Vietnam has requested compensation from Thailand over the shooting of three fishermen by marine police last week, state media reports today.
Court Jails Redshirt Leaders for 2007 Protest
BANGKOK — A court today sentenced five leaders of the Redshirt movement to prison for a protest they organized in front of the home of a chief royal adviser eight years ago.
Turkey Says No Cooperation from Thailand in Bomb Probe
BANGKOK — Turkish officials have refuted claims from Thai police that the two nations were cooperating in the investigation of last month’s bomb attack in Bangkok.
Junta Releases Critics from Secret Detention
BANGKOK — Three of the ruling junta’s most vocal critics were released this afternoon from military custody.
Police: Bangkok Bombing was Revenge for Uighurs
BANGKOK — Thai police have ruled that the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month was an act of revenge against the military government’s deportation of Muslim Uighurs to China.
Politico Accuses Soldier of Punching Him
BANGKOK — A former Pheu Thai MP is accusing the military junta of trying to silence his criticism by dispatching an army thug to assault him at a football field – a charge denied by the military.
Military Holds 'The Nation' Journalist in Secret Detention
BANGKOK — A journalist from a prominent English-language newspaper in Thailand became the third person to be held incommunicado by the military this month, as the ruling junta escalates its recent clampdown on dissent.
Prayuth Threatens to Silence Critics Amid Uptick in Detentions [Transcript]
BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today vowed to escalate the suppression of his military regime’s critics and asked the media not to give them a platform.
