Police Preemptively Detain Students Prior to Coup Anniversary Protest
BANGKOK — Police arrested around ten student activists several hours before they planned to protest the May 2014 military coup d'etat on its one-year anniversary.
Education, Interior, and Defense Spending Top 2016 Budget
BANGKOK — The Thai junta's rubber stamp parliament has approved a 2.72 trillion baht budget for the 2016 fiscal year, awarding the Education, Interior, and Defense Ministries the largest chunks of spending.
Thai Navy Denies Threatening Rohingya Boat With Guns
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Navy has denied threatening to shoot at a boat of Rohingya refugees in Thai waters last week, a government spokesperson said.
Thailand Lets Neighbors Shoulder Migrant Crisis
BANGKOK — Thailand has stopped short of promising refuge to migrants stranded in its waters, unlike Malaysia and Indonesia, whose governments agreed today to take in the boat people after days of pushing them back to sea.
Thai Rights Commission Challenges Shutdown of Redshirt TV Channel
BANGKOK — Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has disputed a state agency's decision to pull a Redshirt-operated TV station off the air, calling the move an unjustified violation of freedom of expression.
Rohingya Are Illegal Migrants, Not Refugees: Thai Army Chief
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Army Chief said today that Rohingya migrants fleeing persecution in Myanmar do not qualify for refugee status in Thailand, and will be treated as illegal migrants.
Relatives of Crackdown Victims Mark Anniversary With Quiet Ceremony
BANGKOK — Several dozen people attended a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Pathumwanaram in Bangkok this morning to honor the six civilians who died there during a military crackdown on Redshirt protesters five years ago.
Junta Approves Charter Referendum, Leaving Details for Later
BANGKOK — Thailand's military junta has agreed to hold a referendum on the draft of its new post-coup charter, without specifying what options the ballot will offer.
Yingluck Banned From Leaving Thailand During Graft Trial
BANGKOK — Thailand's Supreme Court has barred former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from traveling overseas during a corruption trial that could land her 10 years in prison.
Yingluck Appears in Court on First Day of Criminal Trial
BANGKOK (DPA) — Former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Tuesday on the first day of her corruption trial, almost a year after her party was ousted in a military coup.
