Politics

BANGKOK — The broad powers granted to Thai junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha under Article 44 of the interim charter will be used to swiftly solve national problems without violating human rights, government officials say.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand moved to lift martial law Tuesday, with the premier saying he would instead start using the sweeping executive powers granted by the interim constitution.

BANGKOK — Two satellite TV channels operated by Redshirt organizations have been suspended from the air for seven days for allegedly "inciting unrest" against the military junta.

BANGKOK — Although the plan to replace martial law with Article 44 of the interim constitution has been widely condemned by legal experts and rights advocates in Thailand, members of the military government publicly defended the proposal today, urging the public to trust that Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha will judiciously exercise the Article’s broad powers.

BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha says he is considering replacing martial law with Article 44 of the interim constitution, but has refused to provide any details about if and when this transition will occur.

BANGKOK – Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s proposal to replace martial law with Article 44 of the interim constitution, which grants him unrestrained power to intervene in national affairs, has been met with a tide of criticism from voices across the political spectrum.

BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha says he is considering replacing martial law with Article 44 of the interim constitution, but has refused to provide any details about if and when this transition will occur.

BANGKOK — Former deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban formally reported to Thailand's national anti-graft agency to contest charges related his role in the deadly crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010.

BANGKOK – At least 20 student activists have reported harassment from security officers who allegedly visited their families or searched their homes without court warrants in the past week.

BANGKOK — Police preemptively arrested an anti-coup activist at his home last night, hours before he planned to set out on a protest march to a martial court in Bangkok.