Court Affirms 10-Year Jail Term For Lese Majeste Convict
BANGKOK — A Court of Appeals has upheld the ten year jail sentence handed down to Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, the former editor of a pro-Redshirt magazine who has been accused of insulting the monarchy.
An Enemy of Election At Home, Thai EC Observes Scotland Referendum
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Election Commission, which refused to organise elections earlier this year in Thailand, is now observing the referendum that will settle the question of Scotland's independence.
Military Blocks Academic Panel On Foreign Dictatorships
BANGKOK — The Thai military forced a group of activists to cancel their panel discussion on the demise of autocrat regimes around the world, citing the talk's potential to create "divisions in society."
Education Ministry Releases Prayuth's Wisdom Poem
BANGKOK — Thai students are now required to memorise the "Twelve Values" bestowed by junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in a new poem released by the Ministry of Education.
NCPO: Stop Photoshopping Images of Junta Leader
BANGKOK — Thailand’s military regime has scolded internet users for mocking junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha with photoshopped images posted on social media.
University Bans Annual Commemoration of 1976 Student Massacre
BANGKOK — Thammasat University's administrators have preemptively banned any political events commemorating the massacre that took place inside the university on 6 October 1976, presumably to comply with the military junta’s ban on all political activities.
PM Tells Police To Hasten Investigation of Koh Tao Murder
BANGKOK — Prime Minister and chairman of Thailand’s military junta Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered authorities to urgently speed up the investigation into the recent murder of two British tourists in southern Thailand.
Police: Arrested 'Blackshirts' Not Responsible For Slain Colonel in 2010
BANGKOK — Thai police have retracted the accusation that five suspects recently arrested for their alleged connection to a Redshirt militant group were responsible for the murder of an army colonel during political unrest in 2010.
Kritsuda's Link to "Blackshirt" Militants Unclear, Police Say
BANGKOK — Thailand’s chief of police has scaled back his claim that a 26-year-old Redshirt activist provided weapons to militants who fought with security officers during the 2010 unrest.
PM Prayuth: No Propaganda Poster, Please
BANGKOK — Junta chairman turned Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has asked the government to keep his face off of public posters and banners, drawing a distinction between himself and other military strongman around the world.
