Court Overturns Order to Fine Yingluck 35.7 Billion Baht Over Failed Rice Scheme
BANGKOK — The Administrative Court on Friday repealed the military government’s order to fine former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for 35 billion baht over her loss-ridden rice subsidy program.
Cabinet Reshuffle Replaces 3 Members Booted by Court
BANGKOK (AP) — The appointments of several new Cabinet members to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government were made official Tuesday when their approval by King Maha Vajiralongkorn was published in the government gazette.
Prayut Denies Thailand Sending Rice to Myanmar Army
BANGKOK — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday denied reports that the Thai army is supplying food to its Myanmar counterparts over the border amid international condemnation.
Thailand Seeks More Prison Space for New Political Prisoners
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is considering an expansion of prison space as it arrests more political prisoners, the justice minister said Wednesday.
Prayut Orders Probe Into Facebook’s Removal of Army ‘IO’
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc. removed 185 accounts and groups allegedly engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military.
Lese Majeste Fugitive Granted Political Asylum in US
BANGKOK — An anti-government activist who fled Thailand in 2017 after she was charged with royal defamation said she’s gained political asylum in the United States government.
Police Say Evidence Shows Singer-Activist Burning Royal Portrait
BANGKOK — Both forensic evidence and eyewitness accounts implicate a pro-democracy activist in the torching of a large portrait of His Majesty the King last week, police said Wednesday.
Watchdogs Unsettled by Police Firing ‘Rubber Bullets’ on Protesters
BANGKOK — Human rights groups on Tuesday said the riot police’s use of rubber baton rounds during Sunday’s crackdown on protesters was disproportionate.
‘Mysterious Men’ at Protest Identified as Police and Soldiers
BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday admitted that a group of unidentified men in plain-cloth who were present during clashes between riot police and protesters earlier this week belonged to the armed forces.
Reporter Arrested During Crackdown Near Prayut’s Home
BANGKOK — A newspaper journalist was taken into custody while covering an anti-government protest close to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha’s residence on Sunday. He was released on bail a day later, on Monday.
