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Vigils Held for Dissident Judge Who Killed Himself

BANGKOK — Dozens of protesters held a vigil on Sunday in memory of a judge who reportedly killed himself to protest alleged injustice in Thailand’s judicial system.

Future Forward Successor Says He Will Continue the Fight

BANGKOK — A surrogate of the disbanded Future Forward Party said Friday he will take up many key policies pursued by his predecessor.

Policeman Detained for Mocking Prayut on TikTok

AMNAT CHAROEN — A policeman was placed in solitary confinement as a punishment for posting a video parody of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, police said Friday.

Govt to Ask Student Protesters for Views on Charter

BANGKOK — An advisor to PM Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha said Thursday that he will invite some student protesters to air their opinions of amending the constitution.
A file photo of Anutin Charnvirakul.

Anutin Won’t Say Why He Withdrew Mandatory Quarantine Order

BANGKOK — The health minister on Wednesday declined to explain why he removed an order that required people arriving from nine countries hit by the coronavirus to be placed in a self-quarantine.

Govt Bans Official Travels to Virus High-Risk Countries

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday has delivered new measures to his government to fight against C0VID-19 outbreak.

2 Thai Workers Returning From Korea Suspected of Having Coronavirus

BANGKOK — Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said the government has no legal power to order thousands of migrant workers returning from South Korea into a quarantine.
A student gets checked for her temperature before attending a protest at Ramkhamhaeng University on Feb. 26, 2020.

Anutin: Gov’t Won’t Use Coronavirus to Ban Student Protests

BANGKOK — Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday said the government has no plan to enforce a national security law banning anti-government protests contrary to online claims.

Celeb Under Fire After Saying Student Protesters are ‘Manipulated’

BANGKOK — Netizens on Friday are calling for a boycott on one of Thailand’s foremost actors after he suggested students were “manipulated” to join the ongoing wave of anti-government protests.
Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan, left, and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, right, during a censure debate on Feb. 27, 2020.

Pheu Thai Denies Conspiring To Save Prawit From Censure

BANGKOK — The main opposition party on Friday insisted there was no secret deal with the government to spare Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan from the recently concluded no-confidence debate as alleged by some observers.

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