Politics

BANGKOK — Police detained a prominent pro-democracy activist Friday afternoon for organizing protests against the government.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister, facing growing demands from students for change, warned Thursday that the nation must pull together to overcome the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

BANGKOK — Anti-government campaigners said Thursday donations to support their protest should be made transparent to the public, but they differed on how far they should disclose those details.

BANGKOK — Student activists on Thursday said they were stalked by what they believed to be plainclothes police officers at their residence overnight, though the police force denied any involvement.

BANGKOK — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said he is personally troubled by the recent calls for reforms of a certain institution made by anti-government protesters.

PHITSANULOK — Plainclothes state officials over the weekend visited and detained six anti-government protest leaders in Phitsanulok province, the group said on Monday.

BANGKOK — A highschool in Nakhon Phanom province declined to comment on a leaked internal memo, in which the school director instructs the staff to monitor students’ political activities.

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Thailand on Saturday, after police arrested two leading anti-government protest leaders in an apparent attempt to stifle growing political unrest.

BANGKOK — Two activists were released Saturday after spending a night in custody on charges of sedition and breaking the Emergency Decree.

BANGKOK — Civil rights lawyer and activist Arnon Nampha was arrested Friday afternoon for sedition and breaching the emergency decree, an attorney said.