Thaksin Shinawatra Sues Newspaper For Linking Him To Anti-Royal Reds

BANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seeking legal action against an ultra-royalist Thai newspaper that accused him of associating with anti-monarchy activists last week. Mr. Thaksin’s lawyer, Winyat Chartmontri, says the former leader is suing Naewna newspaper for libel and violating the Computer Crime Act, which criminalises disseminating false information through computer systems. […]

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The New York Times brands current protests in Thailand undemocratic movement

BANGKOK, 19 December 2013 (NNT) – The New York Times, a world-renowned American newspaper, has released an analysis of the Thai political situation, claiming the anti-government protesters are pushing for less democracy. Thomas Fuller, a New York Times journalist who has been covering the anti-government demonstrations in Thailand, recently published his report entitled “In Thailand, […]

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