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A Thai court sentences an opposition lawmaker to 2 years in prison for defaming the monarchy
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoA Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in...
Thailand: Giving Peace A Chance
Strategy Page· 39 minutes agoThe new army strategy in the south, which has been underway for over a year, has paid off The new approach relies less on an armed presence (fewer patrols and checkpoints) and more on surveillance ...
Thailand: The Army Promises And Prepares
Strategy Page· 33 minutes agoIn Thailand one thing you don’t have to worry about a demonstration turning violent. The government feels more compelled to use that violence because the opinion polls show most Thais are unhappy ...
Thailand set to indict former PM Thaksin Shinawatra for ‘insulting’ monarchy
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHis allies deny such claims. The Pheu Thai Party, now led by his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra,...
Ex-Thai PM Thaksin to face trial for royal insult
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFormer Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general's office said Wednesday, over comments...
Thailand: Move Forward MP Lookkate Sentenced for Royal Defamation
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days ago... - Jack Taylor—AFP/Getty Images Thai activist-turned-lawmaker Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew...was...
Former Thai PM Thaksin to face royal insult charges
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMore than 270 people have been charged under the law since mass protests four years ago in which the monarchy was subjected to unprecedented public...
Thailand indicts former leader Thaksin Shinawatra on royal insult charges - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 4 days agoThailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, authorities said Wednesday, the latest twist in a decades-long political saga in the Southeast ...
Thailand Heads for Fresh Political Turmoil as Thaksin Indictment Looms
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Thailand is entering a new phase of political uncertainty that threatens to further...