Police Expand Investigation Over 'Lese Majeste Foodstuff Conspiracy'
BANGKOK — Police say they are looking for more suspects who allegedly cited connections with the palace to discourage other business owners from supplying the Thai Royal Family with food products.
Ad-Hoc Network Urges Public to Report on Referendum via Social Media
BANGKOK — An ad-hoc network of unofficial referendum monitors was launched Monday by six organizations in a last-minute bid to scrutinize this coming weekend’s public poll on the junta-sponsored charter draft.
Police Intercept Activist With Cheap Seiko For Gen. Prawit
BANGKOK — Ekachai Hongkangwan may have no love for the junta deputy junta chairman currently besieged by a scandal involving his collection of luxury watches, but the activist said Thursday that he sympathized with the general as a fellow watch lover.
Cambodian Monks to be Deported
PATHUM THANI — Six Cambodian monks were arrested in a forest north of Bangkok Saturday for allegedly entering the kingdom illegally.
UN Raises Alarm Over Post-Coup Lese Majeste Cases
BANGKOK — The recent arrest of two Thai university students for their involvement in a political play about a fictional monarch has raised the alarm of international human rights groups, including the The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Abhisit Urges Yingluck to Resign, Election Delay
BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand's main opposition leader called Saturday on the caretaker prime minister to resign to pave the way for a neutral government to preside over reforms and new elections as he presented a plan aimed at ending the country's political turmoil and deadlock.
Prayuth, Prawit, 4 Others Face No-Confidence Censure
BANGKOK — The opposition said Friday it is sighting its gun on PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and four other ministers for the first no-confidence debate in nearly seven years.
Democrat Demands New Inquiry Into 2010 Grand Palace Attack
BANGKOK — A Democrat Party politician has demanded the Division of Special Investigation (DSI) launch a fresh investigation into a rocket attack near the Grand Palace in Bangkok in 2010.
Mark Zuckerberg Has No Plans to Visit Thailand or Prayuth: Facebook
BANGKOK — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not traveling to Thailand to meet junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha, the social media giant said Wednesday.
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Four Thais Freed After Caught With Gun at Pakistani Airport; One Still Detained
UPDATE: 5 Thai Students Still Under Pakistani Custody, Govt Says
BANGKOK — Pakistani authorities have released four of the five Thai students who were arrested...