Thai authorities have raided more than a dozen community radio stations in Bangkok thought to be sympathetic to the anti-government “Red Shirt” movement. Police say the stations, located in Bangkok and surrounding areas, were raided Tuesday, after broadcasting statements defaming the Thai monarchy. Insulting the monarchy is a serious crime in Thailand. The raids came […]
The People’s Information Centre (PCI) released a report yesterday saying that up to 93 red shirt protesters, innocent bystanders and soldiers were killed in the April-May crackdown last year. According to government reports, the death toll of last year’s political unrest stood at 91. The PCI report was released to mark the one year anniversary […]
Bangkok – Thai authorities on Friday ordered a crackdown on a new form of underground lottery that promises winners a night in bed with a woman instead of the usual monetary reward. National Police Bureau spokesman Police Major General Prawut Thavornsiri said the so-called ‘thrilling lottery’ had become increasing popular among male factory workers, especially […]
Police investigators have concluded no authorities were responsible for the killing of a Japanese cameraman for Reuters, the Department of Special Investigation announced Wednesday. DSI Director-General Tharit Phengdit said police have wrapped up the case and sent it to the DSI to carry out further investigations to try to find the one behind the death […]
At the censure debate last night, opposition MPs accused PM Abhisit Vejjajiva of ordering the killing of red-shirt protesters last year as well as orchestrating the arson attack on Central World to justify the crackdown. Abhisit and his deputy, Suthep Thaugsuban, denied the charges and instead put the blame on the red shirts. “If I […]
BANGKOK, 10 March 2011 (NNT)-Deputy Prime Minister for Security Mr. Suthep Thaugsuban is confident the government will be up against the distortion of information from the Opposition during the no-confidence debate while also planning to respond by revealing a photo of a black masked man at the time Central World was burnt down. He denied […]
The Human Trafficking Suppression Police in Pattaya have been very active in Pattaya during the past 18 months with many arrests targeting many illegal brothels that are using legitimate bussinesses as a front. The crackdown has now expanded across the whole country with the most recent case involving a brothel in the central Suphanburi province,which […]
BANGKOK, 1 March 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Security Affairs Suthep Thaugsuban has pledged that the government will not use violence to disperse People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators near Government House. Mr Suthep confirmed that the government will not resort to violent crackdowns as speculated by the PAD. He insisted […]
