Prachatai News Office Raided by Police, Soldiers

BANGKOK — Police and soldiers raided the offices of a pro-democracy news site Tuesday afternoon to search for campaign materials related to the forthcoming charter referendum. Prachatai Managing Editor Chuwat Rerksirisuk said five plainclothes police officers entered their newsroom in Bangkok’s Sutthisan area at about 2:15pm while five soldiers waited outside. Full story: khaosodenglish.com By […]

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Facebook Opens ‘Secret’ Bangkok Office

BANGKOK — Facebook Inc. opened its first office yesterday in Thailand, home to some of its most dedicated users in the region, as the social network company expands its footprint in Asia. More than 34 million people in Thailand log into Facebook’s 1.5-billion user network each month, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote on her […]

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