Thai Premier to Use Executive Powers for Under-Fire Fishing Industry
BANGKOK (DPA) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will use his sweeping executive powers to tackle illegal fishing and human trafficking in the country's fishing industry, a cabinet source said Friday.
Anti-Coup Thinkers Released from Junta's Reform Forum
BANGKOK — Several dozen anti-coup activists, politicians, and academics have been released from a junta-organized forum on reform and reconciliation today.
Thai Navy Petitions Govt to Buy Submarines
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Navy has formally submitted a request to the government to buy submarines for its submarine division, which has lacked a single vessel for the last 64 years.
Thai Navy Petitions Govt to Buy Submarines
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Navy has formally submitted a request to the government to buy submarines for its submarine division, which has lacked a single vessel for the last 64 years.
Anti-Coup Academics, Activists 'Invited' to Junta's Reform Talk
BANGKOK — Thailand's military junta has invited dozens of mostly anti-coup academics, activists, and politicians to a state-sanctioned forum on national reform today.
Thai Junta Leader Pledges Assistance to Palestine
BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha pledged to assist Palestine during a bilateral talk with the Palestinian Prime Minister in Indonesia today.
2010 Crackdown: Suthep Submits Evidence of Blackshirts to NACC
BANGKOK — Former deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has submitted further evidence to Thailand's national anti-graft agency about the shadowy militants who fought with security officers during the military crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010.
Prawit: Unelected Prime Minister 'Not a Big Deal'
BANGKOK — A leader of Thailand's military junta has downplayed concerns over a clause in the new constitution that will allow an unelected Prime Minister to take office.
Thai Junta to Issue New Law Banning Begging
BANGKOK — The Thai military government has approved the draft of a law that will criminalize begging, a common practice in streets of Thailand's major cities.
Ex-DSI Chief Calls Asset Freezing a Political Attack
BANGKOK — Former chief of the Division of Special Investigation (DSI) Tharit Pengdith has accused Thailand’s national anti-graft agency of participating in an effort to smear his reputation.
