Actress Aiding Reform Protests Charged With Insulting Monarchy
BANGKOK (AP) — A well-known actress who is one of the most high-profile supporters of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement answered a police summons Monday charging her with violating the country’s harsh law against defaming the monarchy, even though she is not known to have spoken publicly about the royal institution.
Activists Weigh on Future of Protests as COVID Makes a Return
BANGKOK — Leaders of the pro-democracy protests that sought to oust PM Prayut Chan-o-cha appear undecided on Monday how their campaign would proceed, given the recent spikes in the number of coronavirus cases.
Air Force to Spend 54 Mil. Baht to Refurbish ‘VVIP Lavatory’
BANGKOK — Government critics on Friday were outraged by the revelation that the Royal Thai Air Force is set to spend nearly 55 million baht to refurbish a lavatory on board a VIP aircraft.
Royalists Announce ‘Operation Breaking Viet Cong’s Neck’
BANGKOK — A hardline royalist group on Wednesday urged its supporters to file royal defamation complaints against critics of the monarchy and offered legal support to anyone who chooses to do so.
Actress Who Fundraised for Protests Faces 112 Charge
BANGKOK — A celebrity actress who organized donation drives for the pro-democracy rallies said Wednesday she was charged with royal defamation, a harsh law that could land her in prison for 15 years.
Prank or What? ‘Free Youth’ Touting Communism Puzzles Allies
BANGKOK — Sympathizers of the umbrella organization behind the ongoing pro-democracy protests are left bewildered on Tuesday by its public defense of communist ideologies.
Woman Who ‘Dressed Like a Royal’ Charged With Lese Majeste
BANGKOK — A woman was charged with royal defamation, or lese majeste, for allegedly mocking the monarchy by wearing a traditional Thai dress to a protest, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Under Pandemic’s Grip, Southern Unrest Turns Less Deadly
BANGKOK — Separatist campaign in Thailand’s southernmost provinces saw fewer attacks, deaths, and injuries throughout 2020, a small respite that experts attribute to peace dialogues and – strangely enough – coronavirus.
Activists Urge UN To Help Repeal Royal Defamation Laws
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok marked United Nations Human Rights Day on Thursday with rallies calling for the abolition of Thailand’s strict royal defamation law, which was recently revived to prosecute more than 20 of the protest movement’s leaders.
Politics, Protests Dominate Thailand’s Twitter in 2020
BANGKOK — For once, entertainment took a backseat on Thai Twitterverse this year, giving way to politics, according to the company’s year-end report.
