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The Criminal Court withdrew the bail granted to human rights lawyer Anon Nampa today (Thursday), for violating bail conditions by addressing protest rallies in a manner which may cause public unrest. The Court did not revoke Anon’s right to request bail again if he wishes. The Court did not, however, withdraw the bail granted to
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s twin daughters, Tunya and Nittha, have defended themselves against accusations currently being discussed on social media. ➢ Claim 1 – That they have adopted their mother’s original family name in order to facilitate illegal activities, such as money laundering and applying for visas in preparation forfleeing the country. Response – The
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s twin daughters assigned a lawyer to file a complaint with Nang Loeng police today (Wednesday), claiming harassment and defamation on social media. The lawyer, Mr. Apiwat Khanthong, who is attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, told the media that there are individualsand groups who have been posting and sharing false and
Thailand’s Finance Minister Pridi Daochai did not resign because of health problems, as he claimed in his letter of resignation, but because of a conflict with his deputy, Santi Prompat, over the person chosen to head the Excise Department. Informed government sources said that the disagreement broke into open conflict during the mobile cabinet
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha claimed today that former Finance Minister Pridi Daochai’s resignation stems from health problems and appealed to critics not to use his departure to attack the Government. Even without a Finance Minister, for the time being, the Prime Minister assured that his administration can function as normal because he, along
Thailand’s Deputy Finance Minister, Santi Prompat, is confident that he has the expertise and experience to be the next Minister of Finance, if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants him to take the post, vacated by the sudden resignation of Pridi Daochai. When a reporter asked him whether he is ready to take on the finance
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its passport to give greater prominence to the island’s name. Taiwan has complained during the outbreak that its nationals have encountered problems entering other countries, as
There was a conspiracy, involving police officers, prosecutors, lawyers, politicians and private individuals, to distort the course of Red Bull heir’s fatal hit and run case. They used legal loopholes, from the start, with the intention of helping the suspect evade prosecution, said former Election Commissioner Mr. Vicha Mahakhun on Tuesday, as he summed up
Reported by Kitipat Chuensukjit
Thailand’s Finance Minister, Pridi Daochai, has quit his post, effective Wednesday, after only 25 days in the office. His resignation was approved by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday. Mr. Pridi reportedly cited poor health as the reason for his departure from the Government, but informed sources claim that
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has agreed to cut the 3.925 billion baht budget, allocated for the 2021 fiscal year’s instalment for its purchase of submarines, so that the money can be used by the Government to address other pressing problems of more immediate interest to the people. The agreement on the cutback was formally
Members of the Thai Pakdee royalist group went to the Japanese embassy on Monday morning to demand that the Japanese government take action against exiled anti-Monarchy lecturer, Pavin Chachavalpongpun. The lecturer, at the Southeast Asian Study Institute of Kyoto University in Japan, has been accused by the royalist group of spreading distorted information about the
