Thai opposition leader and former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said he is prepared to meet the police and other related agencies to answer questions related to the 91 deaths during the April-May 2010 military crackdown on red shirts. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said the investigation into the 91 deaths should be completed by the end […]
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government has returned the Thai passport of the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and is preparing to welcome him from exile, stoking renewed political tensions in the country. Mr Thaksin, a divisive figure, missed a self-imposed deadline to be in Bangkok for the wedding of his daughter Pinthongta two weeks ago. But […]
Thailand’s Criminal Court on Wednesday freed on bail red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong, who surrendered earlier this month to face five terrorism-related charges in connection with the political conflicts in 2009 and 2010. He was required to deposit Bt6 million worth of assets as a guarantee and was forbidden to be involved in any disturbances or […]
A photographer saw a man shot dead in front of him at Wat Pathum Wanaram in Bangkok and now police are hoping his photos can help reconstruct events But that’s what Australian photographer, Stephen Tickner, a key witness in the investigation of the six deaths at Wat Pathum Wanaram, found out recently when he travelled […]
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a leading Red Shirt supporter, Daranee Chanchoengsilpakul, commonly known as ‘Da Torpedo’ to 15 years jail for making speeches deemed insulting Thailand’s revered monarchy during the anti-government Red Shirt rallies three years ago. The Thursday ruling of the criminal court was a retrial after the […]
BANGKOK, Dec 13 – Thailand’s Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a former policeman to 38 years in jail for firing a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) into the Ministry of Defence during the political chaos in 2010. Bundit Sithithum, 44, a former police lance-corporal at Wang Nam Yen in Sa Keao province, was charged of terrorism, possessing […]
The armed ‘men in black’, much mentioned during last year’s political violence in Bangkok, are in the media limelight again after Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday claimed those men donned police uniforms during the day. “I would like to reiterate here that they are policemen,” Chalerm said. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
The previous government’s handling of last year’s red shirt protests was based on tolerance and complied with international standards, Thai Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday. Speaking before talking to police investigators, the former prime minister said operations were undertaken following a court ruling that the protests were unlawful. “The court ruled that the government […]
