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Nearly 200 lèse majesté cases documented: Thai police
The Royal Thai Police have announced that they are now working on 194 lèse majesté cases.On 9 November 2016, Pol Maj Gen Songphon Wattanachai, Deputy Spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police (RTP),...
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Amnesty International’s pro-human rights film prohibited
Despite permission from local military, a Thai university has barred Amnesty International (AI) from playing a documentary about racial persecution in Africa, citing improper timing. On 9 November,...
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Cabinet and MPs set for controversial pay rise
The chairman of the junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has given a green light to raising the salary of government and parliament members, saying the plan will retain ‘good people’...
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Trump’s presidency may damage Thailand’s exports: Commerce Minister
In the long run, Donald Trump’s protectionist policies may put an end to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, resulting in what could be a huge drop in Thai exports, says Thailand’s Commerce Minister. On 9...
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20 red shirts in Isaan indicted for defying junta’s assembly ban
A military prosecutor in Isaan, Thailand’s northeast, has indicted 20 villagers accused of breaking the junta’s ban on political gatherings.On 9 November 2016, the military prosecutor of the 24th...
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Fighting the good fight: Combatting human slavery in Thailand
Matthew Friedman and John Draper For the past few years, the issue of human trafficking in Thailand has continued to be front page news. But instead of focusing on the many successes of the counter...
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Thai economy at risk from development on Mekong River: WWF Report
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Economic growth in the Greater Mekong region depends on the Mekong River, but unsustainable and uncoordinated development is pushing the river system to the brink, including...
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Thailand’s junta leader congratulates Trump on being elected by the people
The leader of Thailand’s junta has congratulated the new US president-elect Donald Trump on being popularly elected, saying the junta would accept anyone elected by the people. On 9 November 2016, Gen...
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Court dismisses mining lawsuit against local activists
A court has dismissed defamation charges filed by a gold mining company against local activists, ruling that the defendants deserve the right to reveal useful information to the public. On 9 November...
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Chinese Tourism in Southeast Asia: A Blessing for All?
Today tourism is a buzzword for a quick and easy development paradigm. Yet, stories of both glory and horror in tourism abound. The glory stories are often related to income and employment generation,...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Nothing In Between
Harrison George I assume we’ve all seen the video clip where Acharanat Ariyaritwikol drags an unresisting Kittisak Singto across Charoen Krung by the lapels, acting purely out of self-defence of...
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Disabled women, doubly cursed, raped, sterilized
Nalutporn Krairiksh Why is it hard for us to imagine what the sex lives of disabled people are like? Will they have children? Have they ever had boyfriends or girlfriends? This may reflect the old...
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Fake nurse arrested for lèse majesté
A fraudster has been arrested for lèse majesté after deceiving villagers into thinking she was a volunteer nurse under one of the late king’s royal projects. On 11 November 2016, police officers in...
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Embattled 71-year-old writer arrested for third time under lèse majesté law
The Thai police have arrested a 71-year-old writer under the lèse majesté law for allegedly making comments about the Thai Monarchy while talking about human dignity at a political seminar.On 14...
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UNHCR lauds the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand among ASEAN states to...
ReliefWeb The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed the progress made by the Governments of Indonesia and the Philippines to confirm the nationality of nearly 3,000 people of Indonesian descent living in the...
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Court dismisses mining company’s case against Thai PBS
In a landmark case for media, a Thai court has dismissed a criminal defamation case filed against the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) and four media workers for airing a program on...
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New 9-minute Royal Anthem opens with the late King’s 1976 speech
The late King’s speech made shortly after the 6 October 1976 massacre is used as a prelude to the new 9-minute long Royal Anthem video. On 14 November 2016, the Television Pool of Thailand released a...
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Burma: Allow access to investigate abuses in Rakhine state
Human Rights Watch (HRW) The Burmese government should allow human rights monitors and independent journalists prompt and unfettered access to northern Rakhine State to investigate alleged widespread...
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Lèse majesté suspect released after arrest for posting images of Crown Prince
A military court in northern Thailand has released a man after he spent more than a month in detention accused of defaming the Thai Crown Prince.On 17 November 2016, the Military Court of northern...
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Soldier receives corporal punishment as part of training
The Royal Thai Army has initiated an investigation after a video emerged on social media of a soldier being violently beaten by his supervisors. On 18 November 2016, a video clip of a soldier being...
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