Human Rights Agency Urges Junta Tackle Trafficking with Article 44
BANGKOK — Thailand's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the ruling military junta to invoke its sweeping emergency power to eradicate human trafficking networks.
Motorists Shot Dead, Burned By Suspected Insurgents in Yala
YALA — Suspected separatists shot two motorists dead and burned their bodies in the southern border province of Yala this evening.
Suthep Welcomes Five More Years for PM Prayuth
SURAT THANI — The leader of the street protests that paved the way for the May 2014 coup has praised Thailand’s military leader and welcomed him to stay in power for up to five more years.
Junta Declines Calls to Revoke Year-Long Ban on Political Activities
BANGKOK — Thailand's military junta will retain its ban on political activities, which was imposed nearly one year ago, despite calls from the leader of the Pheu Thai party to repeal the prohibition.
Roadside Bomb Kills Army Ranger, Injures 4 in Deep South
NARATHIWAT — A roadside bomb killed one army ranger and wounded four others in the southern border province of Narathiwat today.
Thai Junta Chairman Orders Crackdown on Drunk Driving
BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered police to crack down on drunk driving, a day after a 23-year-old woman driving under the influence killed three bicyclists in northern Thailand.
Junta Urged to End Press Censorship on 2015 World Media Day
BANGKOK — Four media organizations in Thailand have released a joint statement calling on the ruling military junta to cease restricting freedom of the press on the occasion of World Media Freedom Day.
Death of Anti-Election Protester in 2013 Unresolved: Court
BANGKOK — There was not enough evidence to determine whether police were responsible for the death of a demonstrator who joined an anti-election protest in Bangkok last December, a criminal court in Thailand said today.
Redshirts Urge Prayuth to Overturn TV Blackout Order
BANGKOK — Redshirt activists have asked junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha to overturn a state agency’s decision to revoke the license of a Redshirt-operated TV channel.
Court Sheds No Light on Japanese Reporter's Death in 2010
BANGKOK — A Thai court said today it lacked sufficient evidence to determine who killed a Japanese reporter and two demonstrators during the military crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010.
