Tag: Military Junta
Regime wields Section 44 to arrest 10 for political posts
The regime on Wednesday exercised Section 44 of the interim constitution to arrest 10 people in Bangkok and Khon Kaen for posting anti-government messages online. [Read More…]
Junta Says it Has Proof Thaksin Behind Smear Campaign – But It’s Classified
BANGKOK — The junta said today it can prove, once and for all, that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has paid foreign lobbyists to sabotage [Read More…]
Abhisit says no to top brass in upper house
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has voiced strong opposition to the regime’s proposal to allow military top brass to sit in the Upper House during the [Read More…]
Dismissal of treason case against regime upheld
The Appeal Court has upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and four other leaders of the National Council for [Read More…]
Fifth Anti-Junta Activist Arrested, Four Others Freed
BANGKOK — A fifth pro-democracy activist was arrested today in front of the military court just moments before four other activists arrested on the same [Read More…]
2016 a year of economic gloom: Pheu Thai
A Pheu Thai Party economic expert has warned that the country will continue to face a flagging economy this year while urging the government to [Read More…]
Junta Approves 100 Billion Fund to Build Rails, Roads
BANGKOK — Billions of baht will be spent on roads and rail in a bid to boost the country’s weak economy, and to pay for [Read More…]
Military junta shuts down a satellite TV channel for defying Order 44
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has ordered the shut down of a satellite TV channel, Fa Hai TV, after the news channel [Read More…]