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Military arrests activist campaigning against lèse majesté law
The military has taken a senior activist who campaigned against the lèse majesté law into a military base.Kimpiew Sae-Tang told Prachatai that at 6 am on 2 July 2017 about 10 soldiers arrested...
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Isaan forest community faces eviction
Villagers in Isaan facing land encroachment charges have vowed to fight for their rights to what they claim as their ancestral land.According to Tanintat Phukaew, a citizen journalist, the Provincial...
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The literary advancement before the 1932 Revolution
Kittinun Klongyai The 1932 Siamese Revolution was heralded in part by stories, novels and and writing groups. The ideals of the People’s Party were nothing new, compared to movements that had already...
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Soldiers detains activist to prevent petition about 1932 Revolution
Khaosod English A political activist was taken away by soldiers Tuesday morning to a local district office in a bid to prevent him from submitting a petition letter to the prime minister urging he...
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Regime aims to tighten media control, surveillance
The junta’s National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has given the green light to media reform proposals which will tighten government control and surveillance over online media.On 3 July 2017, the...
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Burmese workers return home after harsh new migrant law enacted
Migrant workers are uprooting themselves from Thailand in response to the junta's new migrant law that imposes huge fines for unregistered workers and their employers. On 3 July 2017, Jetn...
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Military Gen named head of police reform committee
The junta leader has named a military general as the head of the committee to reform the police force. Meanwhile, a civil society group advocating for police reform denounced the committee for lack of...
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Patients with kidney failure oppose plan to cut healthcare budget
Patients suffering from kidney failure have expressed opposition to a plan to introduce a co-payment system for their treatment in an attempt to reduce the public health budget.On 4 July 2017,...
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Junta’s lawmakers face investigation over stock holdings
90 members of the junta-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) face dismissal for breaching the constitution, according to the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT). On 4 July 2017, the ECT...
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Military court dismisses charges against labour activist
The military court has acquitted a well known labour unionist accused violating the junta’s summon order.On 6 July 2017, the Military Court of Bangkok dismissed charges against Jittra Cotchadet, a...
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Military intimidates human rights defender in Deep South
Military has intimidated a human rights defender in the restive Deep South, ordering her not to post about human rights violations on Facebook.On 1 July 2017, six men believed to be military officers...
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The good General and his thoughts
Stephen A. Evans and John Draper In a televised address on 17 June 2017, General Prayut Chan-o-cha released ‘50 thoughts’. The junta leader took great pains to emphasize that the ‘thoughts’ were not...
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Police press charges against 11 participants of discussion about 2017...
Almost one year after the constitution referendum in 2016, the police have concluded to press charges against 11 people accused of breaking the junta’s political gathering ban for participating in a...
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Police chief accuses critics of police force of defamation
The national police chief has accused a university lecturer of defamation for speaking at a public forum about the police force.On 6 July 2017, Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, Dean of the College of Social...
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Women's rights endangered under junta regime
Under the junta regime, women suffer injustice and human right violations significantly more than men due to lack of legal protection and social discrimination, according to women’s rights reports to...
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Thailand in need of free media more than ever
Under the junta regime where free media is crucial for voicing out people’s interests, all people could hear from the so called Thailand’s public television is “the voice silence,” said academic. In...
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Monday Review: Thailand explained by a music video
Kornkritch Somjittranukit After a relatively long absence, a pop music band has made a stunning comeback with a music video mocking the junta. The MV neatly sums up Thailand’s politics during the past...
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Defence Ministry to spend 8.8 billion on fighter jets
After spending billions on submarines and tanks, the Ministry of Defence is planning to spend another 8.8 billion baht on new fighter jets for the Air Force.On 10 July 2017, the Ministry of Defence...
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Migrant worker law triggers regional exodus
Human Rights Watch (HRW) The Thai government should halt enforcement of a new migrant workers’ law that imposes excessive criminal penalties and has caused thousands of migrant workers to flee...
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Asian business set to reap 5 trillion dollars from sustainable development
John Draper Far from costing governments’ and companies’ money to meet the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a major report by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC),...
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