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Chulalongkorn students protest against Joshua Wong’s detention
A group of students has staged a small protest demanding the junta to sent the student activist Joshua Wong back to Hong Kong safely. The prominent activist is expected to arrive in Hong Kong this...
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He just flied over: Thai junta head responses to Joshua Wong’s detention
The junta head has said the pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was not detained by Thai authorities, but rather just ‘flying over’ Thailand, adding sending the activist to Hong Kong or Mainland China...
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Deputy junta head backs Bangkok’s demolition of Pom Mahakan
The Deputy junta head has backed Bangkok’s plan to demolish the old community of Pom Mahakan as part of a controversial Chao Phraya River beautification plan.On 5 October 2016, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan,...
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Interview with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger
John Draper On his visit to Thailand during the 60th Anniversary year of Thai-New Zealand diplomatic relations, the Right Honorable Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997, granted...
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Sino-Thai romance: Wong’s deportation shows junta’s failure to balance powers
Kongpob Areerat Despite the junta’s nationalistic rhetoric, the deportation of Joshua Wong has sparked debate over Thailand’s sovereignty and foreign policy as the regime appears increasingly eager to...
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Prosecutor removed for supporting probe against junta’s leader brother
The head of the Department of Public Prosecutor Commission (DPPC) has removed the Deputy Director-General of the DPPC after he supprted a call to investigate corruption allegations against the junta’s...
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Thai police says detaining Joshua Wong is not China’s pressure
Thai police deputy commander has deemed Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong student activist, a threat to Thailand’s national security who should not be allowed to enter the country, adding there is no pressure...
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ASEAN Governance: Is there a role for civil society?
SEA Junction 2017 ASEAN will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Progress has been made towards more close-tied regionalism in Southeast Asia and mechanisms for joint governance have become more...
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Embattled lèse majesté suspect challenges military court
Despite being accused of disrespecting the military court, an embattled lèse majesté suspect has refused bow down, saying that the court should have defended democracy against coup-makers.On 4 October...
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‘Digestible’ methods commemorate 6 October Massacre
Kornkritch Somjittranukit Chulalongkorn University’s commemoration of the 6 October Massacre explored new methods to connect younger generations with the political tragedy, recognising that concepts...
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Facebook user gets additional eight years for lèse majesté
A criminal court has handed an additional eight-year jail term to a man who was previously sentenced to six years of imprisonment for lèse majesté.On 10 October 2016, the criminal court on...
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Going backwards: The death penalty in Southeast Asia
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Over the past year, Southeast Asia has witnessed significant setbacks with regard to the abolition of the death penalty, FIDH said in a new report...
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World takes bold steps to protect wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) With illegal and unsustainable trade endangering wildlife across the world, governments at the CITES Conference united behind a series of tough decisions to provide greater...
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10 arrested following car bomb warning
Riot police have raided an apartment in Bangkok and arrested 10 suspects, in the wake of warnings from the deputy police commander that car bombs attacks have been timed for late October. Riot...
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Monk in Isan confesses to rape, murder of 6-year-old child
A Buddhist monk in Isan, Thailand’s northeast, has confessed to the rape and murder of a six-year-old boy. On 11 October 2016, the police of Mancha Khiri District in the Isan province of Khon Kaen,...
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Amnesty International campaigns against Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act
Amnesty International (AI) has urged its members worldwide to call upon the Thai junta to amend its controversial Computer Crimes Act. On 11 October 2016, AI’s London Headquarters launched an urgent...
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Military court detains man for posting images of Crown Prince
A military court in northern Thailand has detained a man accused of defaming the Thai Crown Prince.On 11 October 2016, the Military Court of the northern province of Chiang Rai granted police...
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Appeal court to bring back charges against prominent anti-junta activist
Overturning an earlier verdict, the Appeal Court has ordered a lower court to reconsider dismissing charges against a prominent anti-junta activist. On 11 October 2016, the Pathumwan District...
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Thailand: ICJ alarmed at increasing use of arbitrary powers under Section 44
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Thailand should immediately end the use of Article 44 of the Interim Constitution which gives the Head of the military junta sweeping, unchecked powers...
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Junta leader abruptly returns to Bangkok while some royal events are postponed
As Thais gather at Siriraj Hospital where the King is being treated to pray for his recovery, the Thai junta leader has abruptly cancelled public functions to return to Bangkok while some royal events...
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