Buddha-issara’s petition rejected

The Appeals Court today rejected a petition by Luang Poo Buddha-issara calling for the withdrawal of an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court on charge of obstructing election on January 26 this year. The activist abbot of Wat Ornoi temple in Nakhon Pathom did not appear at the court to hear his appeal decision […]

1 min read

PCAD Guards Beat Up Redshirt Over Traffic Complaints

SARABURI — A Redshirt supporter was hospitalised after anti-government protest guards beat him up for shouting insults at demonstrators yesterday, police in Saraburi province say. According to police, the incident took place during a demonstration by supporters of the People’s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD) on Phahonyothin Road, […]

1 min read

Buddha Issara Defends Brutality of PCAD Guards

BANGKOK — Buddhist monk and anti-government activist Buddha Issara has defended the savage attacks on innocent bystanders that anti-government militants have committed in recent weeks. Security guards employed by the People’s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD) have been making headlines with tales of their intimidation and physical assaults […]

1 min read

Water, tear gas used at CAPO headquarters

Police guarding the government’s Centre for the Administration for Peace and Order (CAPO) fired water and teargas at anti-government protesters and senior monk, Phra Buddha Issara, who led Friday’s protest to the Royal Police Club, where CAPO is housed. The monk, who has supervised the rally camp on Chaeng Wattana road for several months, walked […]

1 min read