A large number of Thai netizens have switched their Facebook covers and profile photos to include pictures of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and her favourite colour, purple, as a way of showing their support and respect for her. A trending emoji among Thai citizens on Facebook is a purple heart. Thai Police Seeks Arrest […]
BANGKOK, Feb 13 (TNA) – The police are seeking arrest warrants from the court for monarchy-reform activist Tantawan Tuatulanon and her colleague of a protest group, who was the driver of the car that allegedly attempted to interrupt a royal motorcade. Royalists clash with pro-democracy group at Bangkok’s Siam Square BTS station Violations include insulting […]
The Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted five anti-government protesters indicted on charges of attempted violence against Her Majesty the Queen during an incident involving a royal motorcade in 2020. Thai police say only 8 protesters still held on remand, with 70 out on bail The case stemmed from an event at the height of pro-democracy […]
BANGKOK, Jan 23 (TNA) – No police mtorcade and motorcycle escort service is allowed for tourists, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in response to a video clip, posted by a Chinese visitor, who claimed she paid for the special treatment, provided by officials from Suvarnabhumi Airport to her hotel in […]
Thai police are investigating comments made by a Chinese tourist, who she claims got VVIP treatment when she arrived at the airport in Thailand by paying a certain sum to police to cut the immigration queue, pick her up and put her in a police car to take her to a hotel in Pattaya. The […]
Numerous roads in Bangkok will be closed late afternoon today (Thursday) and tomorrow as the Metropolitan Police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conduct a second drill for APEC leaders’ motorcade police escorts, in preparation for the APEC Summit in Bangkok next week. Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Traisoranakul said that the closures are necessary and […]
The army on Tuesday denied claims that soldiers had searched a van taking former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from her house in Chiang Mai to a religious ceremony. Maj Gen Sarayut Rungsee, commander of the 33rd Army District in Chiang Mai, said soldiers and police did not intrude on the Volkswagen van. Read more: Bangkok […]
Security officials prevented a 50-year-old woman from blocking the motorcade of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when it was reaching the Agriculture Ministry for a high-level meeting Thursday morning. Prayut did not stop his car but looked out at the woman, who was later identified as Pinan Phumwarin. Read more: The Nation
