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Court ruling in favour of Prayut adds fuel to protesters’ fire
Wednesday’s court verdict in favour of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha increases the likelihood of him staying in power at least until his term ends. The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled Prayut “not guilty” of a conflict of interest by staying on in an Army residence after retirement, clearing him to... -
A closer look at the King’s 2 Regiments now in protesters’ sights
Anti-establishment protesters have raised the ante in their ongoing protests for reform of the monarchy, by targeting HM the King’s finances and links with the Army. On November 25, they rallied outside the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank, in which the King is the major shareholder. An earlier plan to... -
Thai Charter Court files police complaint against protest leaders for allegedly insulting the court
A complaint was lodged with the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) by Thailand’s Constitutional Court today against protest leader Parit Chiwarak, aka “Penguin”, and other core members of the Ratsadon group, for allegedly making insulting remarks about the court during the protest at Lat Phrao intersection on Wednesday. On that... -
Health officials confident Covid-19 situation in north under control
Health authorities expressed confidence today that the Covid-19 situation in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai are under control despite the recent return of 10 Thais from neighbouring Myanmar who tested positive. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, meanwhile, played down fears that there could be a second... -
Thailand’s strict school dress code tested as students ditch uniforms on first day of semester
Students have been grumbling about school uniforms for ages in Thailand. But few people imagined they would be brave enough to challenge strict dress-code rules by wearing casual clothes to class. In scenes that shocked many observers, hundreds of students broke long-held rules by abandoning their uniforms at the start...
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Protests 2020
Thailand’s opposition parties and anti-establishment protest leaders denounce charter court’s ruling
The Ratsadon group (formerly Khana Ratsadon) built a mock-up of the Constitutional Court at Lat Phrao intersection, to ridicule the...
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Profiles
Sulak Sivaraksa – the ‘progressive royalist’ charged with lèse majesté 5 times
Social critic Sulak Sivaraksa, a veteran scholar who has a love-hate relationship with royalists, was the “big surprise” planned by...
The monarchy has brought us benefits for a thousand years. Certainly, there are some flaws. Just like large trees, it has parasites. [But] preservation is better than destruction”
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COVID-19 scare in Chiang Rai as everyone returning from Myanmar last month to be screened
All people who travelled between Myanmar and Thailand’s Chiang Rai province in November have been told to report to health...
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Court ruling in favour of Prayut adds fuel to protesters’ fire
Wednesday’s court verdict in favour of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha increases the likelihood of him staying in power at...
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Highlights of the week
Protesters take slim lead in early rounds
At first, it looked like Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would lose out quite easily. Then the tide turned and it...
The protesters have staggered Prayut, but failed to knock him down. They want the prime minister to go now, but the process of constitutional rewriting will buy him some time at least.
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“Abandoned” Thaksin asks Chiang Mai to vote for Pheu Thai
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