ROI ET — Soldiers have disrupted two meetings organized by Pheu Thai politicians who were gathering in northeastern Thailand this week to discuss their legal defense for a pending impeachment trial. Twenty former MPs were scheduled to meet at a hotel in Roi Et province today to discuss their legal strategy for a trial before […]
BANGKOK — Several dozen people attended a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Pathumwanaram in Bangkok this morning to honor the six civilians who died there during a military crackdown on Redshirt protesters five years ago. The group was led by Payao Akhard, whose daughter was working as a volunteer nurse inside the temple when she was […]
BANGKOK — The military operation that dispersed Redshirt protesters in 2010 and left more than 90 people dead was not a “crackdown,” says a former government official and key witness in an ongoing legal case over the incident. Thawil Pliensri, who served as director of the National Security Council under Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, was […]
BANGKOK — A Redshirt-run television station has been permanently canceled after Thai authorities decided its news coverage was politically divisive and could “incite unrest.” The decision was announced by Natee Sukonrat, deputy chairperson of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), on his official Twitter account today. Read more: khaosodenglish.com
BANGKOK – Military officers have detained a Redshirt activist on suspicion of plotting the car bomb and arson attack in the southern province of Surat Thani last Friday. Col. Winthai Suwaree, spokesperson of the ruling military junta, told reporters yesterday that soldiers arrested Narin Ambuathong at his residence in Nonthaburi on 11 April. Read more: […]
BANGKOK — The Thai junta has reportedly ordered relatives of those who died in the military crackdown on Redshirt protests in 2010 to cancel a Buddhist ceremony dedicated to the victims. The merit-making ceremony was scheduled to take place at a temple in Pathum Thani province on Friday, the fifth anniversary of clashes between soldiers […]
BANGKOK — A top Redshirt leader says he will comply with the junta’s orders to scale back an event planned for Friday to commemorate the Redshirt protesters who were killed in the 2010 military crackdown. Jatuporn Prompan, chairman of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), said the UDD will move the merit-making ceremony […]
Two red-shirt satellite TV stations will face a 7-day broadcasting ban after regulators found they disseminated content that could create division in society. The broadcasting committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) voted 4-1 on Monday to suspend the broadcasting licences of Peace Television Co, the operator of Peace TV (formerly UDD channel), […]
