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Deep South inhabitants have a say on the draft constitution and referendum
Thaweeporn Kummetha and Janjira Lintong Deep South opinion leaders share their views on the draft constitution and the controversial referendum scheduled on August 7. Apart from concerns about the...
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US clean coal technology power plant's failures bode ill for NCPO
John Draper The largest environmental story to break this month has been TheNew York Times' exposé of the Mississippi-based Kemper Project's mismanagement, delays, inflated costs, and alleged fraud,...
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Isaan university staff accuse anti-junta activists of breaking Referendum Act
After unsuccessfully trying to bar anti-junta youth activists from holding a talk on the upcoming referendum for the junta-sponsored draft charter, university staff accused the activists of breaking...
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Name of disappeared human rights lawyer appears on referendum voter list
Despite the fact that he disappeared 12 years ago since 2004, the name Somchai Neelapaijit, a renowned human rights lawyer, appeared on the draft charter referendum voter list.Angkhana Neelapaijit, the...
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Lawyer of junta’s political opponent barred from listening to charges
A lawyer representing a former member of the parliament (MP) of Chiang Mai accused of sedition over letters allegedly criticising the junta-sponsored draft charter was barred from listening to charges...
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Military prosecutor indicts anti-junta critics for lèse majesté
The military prosecutor indicted two embattled anti-junta critics with the lèse majesté law for allegedly defaming the Thai monarchy in their private Facebook chat.The staff of the of the Military...
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Draft constitution creates more problems than solutions
FIDH - Worldwide Human Rights Movement hailand’s draft constitution and upcoming referendum are products of a repressive process that could lead to further political instability, FIDH and its member...
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New mining bill pleases businesses, but harms society: Civil society groups
More than a dozen of civil society groups have urged the Thai authorities not the pass the new Mining Bill, saying that while deregulating red tapes for mining businesses, the bill will do more harm...
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Human rights defender or lord of war: Sweden’s identity crisis and its arms...
Adam John Unlike Thailand, Sweden was successfully elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council recently. Sweden was by far the favourite amongst the European...
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Police summons man for expressing not to vote for draft charter referendum
The Thai police summoned a 25-year-old anti-junta citizen from central Thailand for expressing that he will not turn up for the 7 August referendum on the junta-sponsored draft charter while a renowned...
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Nidhi Eoseewong: The Politics of the Referendum
Nidhi Eoseewong In order to understand why the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), formal name of the Thai junta, chose to stipulate that the draft constitution be passed by a referendum, we...
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Embassies warned their citizens of possible protests after August referendum
At least four embassies in Bangkok have urged their citizens travelling in Thailand to exercise caution during the August referendum, warning that there might be a protest afterwards. On Wednesday, 3...
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Thailand’s referendum roadblock
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang As Thailand approaches its monumental referendum, the potential for political conflict is high. What will happen after Sunday?Thailand’s constitution-drafting process has...
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Contents of Draft Constitution: Less democracy, more junta power
Austin Sylvan At a seminar discussing the contents of the draft constitution in the upcoming referendum, political experts made clear that these updated legislation reduces democracy, and increases...
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Southerners have not gotten draft charter copies: referendum watchdog
Despite only three days until the historic August referendum, many voters in the south of Thailand have not yet received a full copy of the draft charter. A southern referendum watchdog said the...
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Regional parliamentarians cry foul ahead of Thai constitutional referendum
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today deplored the undemocratic process leading up to this Sunday’s referendum on a new constitution in...
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Leading anti-junta activist’s mom released after indicted for lèse majesté
The Thai military prosecutor has officially indicted a mother of a prominent anti-junta activist with the lèse-majesté law. However, she was later released on half a million baht bail.The Thai Lawyers...
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Military court detains Chiang Mai political clan over letters criticising...
The Military Court in northern Thailand detained 10 northerners, including a former member of the parliament of Chiang Mai accused of sedition over letters criticising the junta-sponsored...
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Police raid red-shirt TV station searching for anti-draft charter moderator
Thai Police are pursuing a red-shirt moderator for allegedly distorting the draft charter content. Another red-shirt leader said such legal prosecution does not benefit the August referendum. On...
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Thais outside country given no rights to vote for draft charter referendum
Voices of Thai people living outside the kingdom will be excluded from the public referendum on the junta-sponsored draft constitution.Thai people who are in eligible age for participating in elections...
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