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Charter drafters say Constitutional Court will rule on political vacuum
The junta-appointed drafters of the new constitution have concluded that under the new charter the controversial Constitutional Court will have jurisdiction in times of political crisis. At the mobile...
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Former National Park Superintendent probed over allegedly burning down Karen...
Five years after the allegations were first made, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has taken up charges against a former Superintendent of a National Park in western Thailand for...
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Interview: What is being discussed by OIC, Patani independence group in KL?
Thaweeporn Kummetha Prachatai talked to Romadon Panjor, a civil society worker in Thailand’s Deep South who went to participate in the discussions between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)...
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Military visits Same Sky Journal to ask about Yingluck calendar
Military officers have visited the editor of the Same Sky Journal, asking whether the journal is involved in the distribution of Pheu Thai Party New Year calendar images of Yingluck and...
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Thai court imposes travel ban on British migrant rights defender
Andy Hall The Bangkok South Criminal Court today confiscated the passport of British migrant rights defender Andy Hall and imposed on him a travel ban, following a temporary bail request submission....
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Military court issues arrest warrants for six young anti-junta activists
The Thai military court has issued arrest warrants for six young anti-junta activists calling for an investigation into the corruption allegations surrounding the construction of Rajabhakti...
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Thai military intimidates labour union leader
A group of military officers visited the leader of a labour union after it issued a statement condemning the authorities for using the Public Assembly Act and detaining labour union members.At least...
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Thai court to sue anonymous hackers shutting down govt webs
The Thai Court of Justice plans to press charges against anonymous hackers who took down hundreds of websites of the Thai courts in protest to the conviction of two Burmese migrant workers in a...
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Activist jumps bail, reportedly flees to Laos
A man pulled from a hospital last month to face charges of sedition and violating the Computer Crimes Act has jumped bail and is believed to have fled the country.Thanet Anantawong has not been seen by...
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Military searches house of anti-junta student activist
Military officers reportedly searched a house of a well known anti-junta student activist currently facing an arrest warrant.The Resistant Citizen, an anti-junta activist group, posted on its facebook...
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Power, Thy Name Could Be Woman
Shinta Maharani YANGON, Myanmar – This is a nation that has maintained a burning love affair with a woman for nearly three decades now, but when it comes to having other females in powerful positions,...
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When Orders Become Law
Nidhi Eoseewong The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) explains that summoning people for attitude adjustment and detention is carried out in accordance with the law. I say the NCPO because...
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Anti-junta youth activists vow to fight on despite risk of detention
Anti-junta youth activists facing arrest warrants have vowed to fight on despite intimidation from the authorities and the risk of detention.Sirawit Serithiwat, 23, Chonticha Jaeng-rew, 22, Chanoknan...
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Computer Crime Act has issues, Google tells censorship committee
Internet search giant Google reportedly expressed concern that Thailand’s Computer Crime Act could interfere with its ability to operate in the kingdom.Following a Friday meeting said to have been...
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Constitutional Court's authorities on political crisis ‘undemocratic’: Pheu...
Pheu Thai Party said that the Constitutional Court should not have authorities to rule on political deadlocks because it is ‘undemocratic’.According to Matichon Online, Phumtham Vejchayachai, acting...
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A Tale of Two Corruptions
Harrison George Maybe the military government is getting a bad rap over the alleged corruption concerning Rajaphakti Park. I know one of their stated excuses for overturning the constitution and...
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Canada appoints first dedicated ambassador to Association of Southeast Asian...
January 19, 2016 – Jakarta, Indonesia - Mission of Canada to the Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe Government of Canada recently announced the appointment of Marie-Louise Hannan as Canada’s new...
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Police say testimonies on disappearance of Karen activist are flawed
After almost two years of disappearance, the police have found several flaws in the testimonies of national park officers about a disappeared Karen activist and put up 200,000 baht rewards for clues of...
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Lèse Majesté and Entrapment: Who Watches the Watchers?
John Draper Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?Juvenal (Satire VI, lines 347–8). Literally, "Who will guard the guards themselves?" The recent sentencing of Phongsak S., also known as Sam Parr, to sixty...
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Facebook user gets 6 years imprisonment for lèse majesté
Thai Criminal Court sentenced a man accused of defaming the monarchy on facebook to nine years imprisonment with a sentence reduced by one third.The Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Rd, Bangkok, on...
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