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If it was a football game, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s rivals were taking a slim lead going into half time, at a big price in the form of several key players either getting injured or having been yellow-carded. In the second half, they might not need strategic plans as much as a big inspiration, or
The Ratsadon group (formerly Khana Ratsadon) built a mock-up of the Constitutional Court at Lat Phrao intersection, to ridicule the court’s acquittal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today. The court dismissed charges of ethical breaches and conflicts of interest against the prime minister over his continued stay in an Army property after his retirement as
The Constitutional Court has dismissed charges of ethics breaches and conflict of interests against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in connection with his continued stay at a property owned by the Royal Thai Army after his retirement as army chief. A guilty verdict would have ended General Prayut’s premiership. The charges against Prayut were filed
A panel Constitutional Court judges convened at about 10am this morning, to deliberate over the case in which Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is accused, by the opposition Pheu Thai Party, of illegally overstaying in the official residence of the army commander-in-chief, in violation of the Constitution. Steel barriers have been erected to form a 50-metre
Maximum security will be in place at Thailand’s Constitutional Court tomorrow (Wednesday) as the court is due to deliver its ruling on the fate of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is accused of illegally overstaying at the official residence of the army commander-in-chief without paying rent, which presents a possible conflict of interest and could
Thailand’s Election Commission has set up a committee to investigate the conduct of the Progressive Movement, which is accused by political activist Srisuwan Janya of functioning like a political party. According to Srisuwan, the Progressive Movement’s three leaders, namely Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Dr. Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and Pannika Wanich, have helped campaign for their members contesting mayoral
Four prominent protest leaders of the Ratsadon group reported to Chanasongkhram police station in Bangkok today (Monday), to acknowledge lèse majesté charges related to protests at Sanam Luang on September 19th and 20th. One of them, Anon Nampa, told the media afterward that they are not worried about the charges and are ready to defend
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that he will accept and respect the verdict of the Constitutional Court, expected this Wednesday, whatever the outcome and he has not thought about a Plan B, in case the verdict goes against him. The charter court is to deliver its verdict in a case in which he
Thai politics has arrived at a dead end as neither side shows any sign of stepping away from the tug-of-war they have been playing for nearly five months. Analysts say the dispute between the powers-that-be and the anti-establishment movement will be prolonged, with no reconciliation in sight. Some don’t rule out the possibility of a
Police warned protesters not to breach the barrier or break the law, as Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak led a large group of protesters on a march from the Wat Phra Sri Mahatat BTS station, their assembly point, to the barracks of the 11th Infantry Regiment, in Bangkhen district, at about 4pm. Before the arrival of the
Anti-establishment protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak claimed a symbolic victory for the people, saying they had taken back the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Royal Guards from the Monarchy and renamed it the 11th Infantry Regiment “of the People’s Guards”. He later read a statement, in front of the protesters, police and soldiers, saying that
Donations are flooding into the bank accounts of the two main providers of protest supplies ranging from food to inflatable rubber ducks, in a sign of ongoing public support for the pro-democracy movement’s actions. It is therefore possible that singer/actress Inthira “Sine” Charoenpura – dubbed the protesters’ fairy godmother – and her ally Pakorn “Hia
