A 23-year-old university student jumped to his death from an outdoor deck of an apartment building in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district on Sunday morning after allegedly killing another male student with whom he was in a relationship. Police found the body of Sarawut Sangkarn, a fourth-year student at a private university in Bang Kapi, lying […]
STUDENTS with wide ear-piercing and clearly visible tattoos will not be accepted for general study courses at public vocational schools in Bangkok and its outskirts next academic year. The announcement of the policy has met with concern from National Human Rights Commission member Visa Benjamano, who said it would bar some students from receiving a […]
Many high school students in Taiwan will have a more colorful answer than usual to the question “What did you do during your summer vacation?” when they return to the classroom in the fall. A good number have spent the holidays protesting against new history textbook guidelines rather than having fun, and last week some […]
SOME 22 vocational college students were arrested yesterday morning for alleged involvement in a brawl with five students from a rival technical college on a bus, which led to 30 passengers fleeing the bus in Nakhon Pathom’s Muang district. Bus driver Suriyan Thonglek, 29, told police the bus was leaving a stop in front of […]
Thai special services reportedly informed the prime minister of a US organization that might have backed New Democracy Movement protests in the country. BANGKOK (Sputnik) — Thai intelligence suspects a US organization of having supported protests by the New Democracy Movement (NDM) that started in May, the Bangkok Post reported Wednesday, citing a government source. […]
BANGKOK, 7 July 2015 (NNT) – Bangkok’s military court has agreed to free all 14 student activists, who have been detained since their arrest on June 26. The students were court-martialed and will remain in detainment at Bangkok Remand Prison until the court specifies the time of their release on Tuesday. Read more: NNT
Thammasat University’s vice rector Prinya Thevanarumitkul has protested against the extension of detention of the 14 students arrested on charges of illegal assembly in defiance of the order of the National Council for Peace and Order. The 12-day detention term of the 14 imprisoned students is due to expire tomorrow. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
More than 100 people gathered in front of Thammasat University Auditorium, Tha Phra Chan, Monday evening to join the activity titled “Wings of Freedom” to show support for the 14 detained activists before they will be sent to the martial court the following day. A stage with public addressing system was set up. Read more: […]
