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Several hundred supporters of the Future Forward party gathered in front of Bangkok’s Pathumwan district police station this morning to offer moral support to party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who was there to acknowledge charges of sedition and of abetting or giving shelter to a criminal suspect in an incident dating back to 2015. The supporters shouted their support and gave him flowers while hundreds
Because of his height and good look, Korn Chatikavanij is an outstanding man. In politics, though, he is the sort of men who let many people, including those less qualified, fly overhead. Abhisit Vejjajiva’s resignation from the Democrat Party’s helm may, however, push Korn to the forefront where he will need to mix his academic
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has hit back at Army Commander-in-Chief Apirat Kongsompong, saying he didn’t know what message the latter was trying to convey by branding him and those of similar views as“pretentious leftists” crying for change to Thailand’s constitutional monarchy. He maintained that his party has been fighting for and demanding the restoration of normality and democracy inThailand and a return into the world community as a country that respects
Deputy national police chief has claimed that police have sufficient evidence to support the sedition charge filed against Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit. Pol Gen Srivara Rangsibrahmanakul also insisted that police have not been ordered by anyone to take legal action against the firebrand party leader or intend to discredit him, but they are
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold election re-runs at six polling units and recounts at two others due to a mismatch of figures. EC deputy secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said today that the EC has decided to hold the re-runs after finding out that the number of voters who voted did not match the
Ten lesser-known and smaller parties have demanded that the military controlled National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) makes sure that the principle of every vote counting is upheld in the calculation of party-list seats to be allocated to parties contesting the March 24th general election. In a joint statement, addressed to the Election Commission (EC), the parties express their concern over confusion surrounding the calculation of the party-list seats, fearing that the so-called
A former constitution writer and election commissioner said today that there is only one formula for the calculation of the party-list seat allocation and that it is stipulated in the law on the election of members of parliament. Mr. Praphan Naikowit, who took part in the discussion with legal advisors to the Election Commission today,
Future Forward party secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul has defended himself against allegations that he made comments hostile to the Thai Monarchy. In his Facebook post today, Piyabutr said that the allegation stemmed from some parts of his lecture on the topic of “Politics, Justice and Monarchy”, which he gave on February 17th 2013 at the October
Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Komgsompong today issued a stern warning to politicians and academics to refrain from making statements which foment unrest, political divide, and challenge the constitutional monarchy. In his first interview with the media against the background of the current post-election political situation, the army chief said there are some Thais who studied
A group of Thai voters in New Zealand laid wreaths in front of the Thai Embassy in Wellington to protest against Thailand’s Election Commission for invalidating all 1,542 early ballots due to their late arrival in Thailand. One of the group, Num Ayase, said in a Facebook post that they simply wanted to express their
A car belonging to one of the activists campaigning for an impeachment against the Election Commission at a rally in Rajprasong area in Bangkok on Sunday was reportedly torched this morning. Mr. Aekkachai Hongkangwan said in a Facebook post today that his car was burnt beyond repair and some of his documents, containing the names
