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On Monday evening, Dusit District Court granted bail to all 93 protesters from the Baan Thaloo Fah community, who had been camped in front of Government House and were arrested by police on Sunday on charges of violating the Emergency Decree, the Disease Control Act and other laws. All those arrested denied the charges and
The Criminal Court has ruled that the late night attempts, by officers at Bangkok remand prison, to screen Ratsadon leaders for COVID-19, were inappropriate and impinged upon the basic rights of the detainees. The court issued its ruling on Monday in response to a complaint filed by Anon Nampa, one of the seven being held
Today (Monday), Thailand’s Central Administrative Court ordered former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyaphirom, former deputy commerce minister Poom Saraphol, and three former senior commerce officials, to pay the state 14.723 billion baht in compensation, for damage caused by the non-existent government-to-government (G2G) rice deal during the administration of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. In dismissing the
Three Ratsadon leaders, currently being held on remand, told the Criminal Court today (Monday) that they would not mention the monarchy issue again if the court grants them bail, with one of them also promising to quit politics to pursue his previous profession as a singer. The trio made the offers during a hearing this
Ratsadon group leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, currently being held on remand and in detention for contempt of court, has been on hunger strike for over two weeks. He allowed doctors to conduct a blood test for the first time on Saturday night, after suffering from fatigue, increased dizziness and dehydration. According to a medical report
Seventy protesters, who had been camping at “Baan Thaloo Fah village”, which was set up in front of the Government House on March 13th, were rounded up by the police at dawn on Sunday and bussed to the Region 1 Border Patrol Police (BPP) Command in Pathum Thani province for questioning. The protesters, most of
An “accidental leader” of the anti-establishment reformist movement, Patsaravalee “Mind” Tanakitvibulpon, has boldly made its first direct address to His Majesty the King. On Wednesday night (March 24), Patsaravalee made a threefold declaration, calling on the monarchy to refrain from “interfering” in the military, in politics and in public assets. Issued by the 26-year-old during
Palang Pracharat MP for Ratchaburi province, Pareena Kraikupt, was ordered to stop performing her duties as a legislator, from today (Thursday), by the Criminal Division for Political Office Holders of Thailand’s Supreme Court. The order came after the court agreed to accept a petition, from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), for the court to consider
A heated argument is brewing between the administrators of Chiang Mai University and the Fine Arts Faculty, on one side, and the student council, as well as some anti-establishment students, on the other. The row is over the exhibition, in front of the art and culture gallery, of a tri-color Thai national flag with the
Anti-establishment protesters gathered at the Ratchaprasong commercial centre in the heart of Bangkok this evening to hear speakers lambast Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, demand the abolition of lèse majesté law and the release of all the Ratsadon leaders and followers being held on remand. One of the speakers, Yingcheep Atchanont, manager of the non-profit organization
The national police chief, Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsook, said today (Wednesday) that he had not offered an apology to the demonstrators attending a protest at Sanam Luang on Saturday, explaining that he had merely apologised for mistakes that might have been made by the police during the confrontation with them. “What I said was, if
The Royal Gazette website has published an announcement of the appointment of new ministers to the Thai cabinet, led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. They are: 1. Ms. Trinuch Thienthong, Education Minister 2. Veerasak Wangsuppakitkoson, Deputy Transport Minister (formerly Deputy Commerce Minister) 3. Chaiwat Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society 4. Sinit Lertkrai, Deputy Commerce Minister They replace former
