Warned not to air political views Thai academics are being intimidated out of speaking out on a large scale, according to University World News, a London-based publication for academics. In an article by Yojana Sharma, published on July 11, the publication said that “broadcasting freely is no longer a simple and safe matter since the […]
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister has said that the nation’s powerful military and its revered monarchy should stay removed from politics as the country moves on from its worst civil unrest in decades. Both institutions have played active roles in the turbulent politics of the kingdom, which was rocked by two months of anti-government Red […]
Bangkok – Belgium-based Enfinity NV has announced plans to spend 82 million dollars to build a 40-megawatt solar farm in Thailand this year, media reports said Friday. Martin Parodi, head of Enfinity’s Asia-Pacific unit, told a seminar Thursday that the company planned to spend 300 million dollars on solar projects in Thailand, Taiwan and South […]
The country’s military continues to build an overwhelming surveillance machine To prevent protesters unleashing another urban insurrection, new CCTV cameras will eyeball the Bangkok streets where 90 people died, most of them civilians, and 1,400 were injured when the military battled Red Shirts and crushed their bamboo barricades in May. Thailand’s army-backed government is now […]
BANGKOK, July 7 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday conceded that political demonstrators are likely to return to the capital’s streets later this year, but pledged his government will do its best to control the situation. The premier expressed concern after his cabinet revoked the state of emergency in five provinces but […]
KENT NEWS: A former royal porter convicted of taking part in riots in Thailand will be deported back to Britain within days. Jeff Savage, 48, who is originally from Tonbridge, was filmed inciting people to burn down a shopping centre in Bangkok in May after the Thai army killed 59 anti-government protestors, who are known […]
Thai police say internationally acclaimed Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev has left Thailand, days after he was arrested and charged with raping a teenage boy while in the country. Pletnev denies the charges. He would face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. Police Lieutenant Colonel Omsin Sukkanka said authorities released him […]
The Thai government has once again shown its fear of the Red Shirts opposition by extending a state of emergency in 19 of the country’s 76 provinces. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, stated Tuesday that there would be a gradual lifting of emergency law but added that “we need to restore order now,” cited by […]
