Politics

BANGKOK - The Royal Thai Army again insisted it had no role in the death of Fabio Polenghi, the Italian photographer who was killed in central Bangkok as the military launched the final assault on Redshirts protesters on 19 May 2010.

BANGKOK - In a crucial ruling, the Criminal Court confirms that the Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi was killed by military-issued ammunition which was fired from direction of the security forces during their operation to end the Redshirts mass protests on 19 May 2010.

(19 May)Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra announced he would pay 10 million baht to the opposition if they ever catch the perpetrators who torched Bangkok′s famous shopping mall on the day the Redshirts protests were violently ended by the military 3 years ago.

(17 May) Glimpses of 2010 Bangkok protests captured on camera by the Italian photographer shot and killed when the military moved in to quell the protesters, were displayed to the public for the first time.

BANGKOK - The Thai civilian governments in recent years utterly failed to rein in the influences of the military, Thailand is a ‘coup-risk’ country, and there might or might not be coup in the near future, according to a panel discussion on relationship of the military and democratisation.

(5 May) A group of academics officially unveiled a memorial dedicated to Jitr Bhumisak, the Communist writer who was killed 47 years ago and later became a symbol of youthful rebellion and activism for generations of progressives in Thailand.

BANGKOK — A senior police officer testified in court today that military personnel were acting suspiciously when he and his men investigated the shooting at Pathumwanaram Temple, where six civilians were killed during the crackdown on Redshirt protesters on 19 May 2010.

(3 May) A group of Pheu Thai female MPs issued a joint statement condemning the cartoonist who compared PM Yingluck Shinawatra to a prostitute.

(3 May) Backlash against PM Yingluck Shinawatra for her recent unusually-strong speech on Thai democracy continues, with a longtime critic of her brother comparing the prime minister to autocratic leader of North Korea.

(2 May) The Appeals Court of Ubon Ratchathani province today ruled the case of the Redshirts accused of setting fire to the town hall in May 2010, standing by the civil court’s verdict to life time imprisonment for 4 and a lighter sentence for 7, while 2 Redshirts received additional sentences upon discovery of new evidence.