Politics

BANGKOK - Supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra rally in front of Thai Rath newspaper headquarters today to protest its cartoonist who compared her to a prostitute.

(29 April) A Song Kwae male inmate from the Pitsanulok prison is sentenced to 2 additional years in prison after uploading a photo of himself in chains onto his Facebook profile.

(25 April) Ms. Tida Tojirakarn, chairwoman of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), said in press conference that she has concerns about the trouble of the bailing process of remaining political prisoners, some of which are bystanders arrested by the authorities during the crackdown on Redshirt protest in May 2010.

There is no dispute that the bombing which killed 3 and injured more than 160 people in the US city of Boston in the past week was certainly a big news in many countries around the globe.

(18 April) Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra posted photos on his Facebook accounts detailing his recent trip to Myanmar. He said he traveled to the cities of Mandalay and May Myo after wrapping up his business visit in Hunan province, China.

(18 April) Trang police arrested 2 men for selling firearms and narcotics via their Facebook accounts.

(16 April) Paanthongtae "Oak" Shinawatra, the son of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, posted a photo that purported to show a top ranking Democrat Party member during his trip to Hong Kong.

Thousands of supporters of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) took to the streets in Bangkok to commemorate the violent clash between the protesters and the military 3 years ago, in which 26 people were killed.

BANGKOK — In response to a Redshirt rally marking the third anniversary of the April 2010 crackdown on Redshirt protesters that left 26 dead, the chief of the Thai army has stressed that soldiers were also among those who perished in the clashes.

Tens of thousands expected to attend the rally at Ratchadumnern Avenue.