BANGKOK — Thai police questioned at least three journalists last week about their reporting on anti-government protests, a move seen by some as an attempt to intimidate the media.Sirote Klampaiboon, a broadcast journalist for Bangkok station Voice TV, …
Continue ReadingP-move demonstrators, who have been camping in front of the United Nations building on Ratchadamnoen Road for the past five days, resumed their protest march towards Government House this morning (Monday) to press their 15-point demand for civil and land rights. Some of their demands include the ceasing of forced relocations of forest dwellers who […]
Continue ReadingThe Criminal Court today (Friday) revoked the bail granted to six members of the anti-establishment Talu Fah activist group three days earlier, after it came to light that they allegedly committed vandalism by scribbling words all over the court detent…
Continue ReadingKazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued a shoot-to-kill order Friday for security forces dealing with protesters following a week of unrest in the Central Asian country.In a televised national address, the president said, “Terrorists continue…
Continue ReadingSHANGHAI — U.S. human rights and trade groups on Tuesday blasted Tesla’s New Year’s Eve announcement that it had opened a showroom in Xinjiang, the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region where detention camp…
Continue ReadingBefore the birth of the youth-led protest movement in 2020, criticism of the monarchy and calls for changes to the institution were only limited to academia.But after the movement made three core demands – a more democratic Constitution, the resignatio…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Thailand intercepted more than 193 kilograms of amphetamine hidden in punching bags bound for Australia where it would have a street value of almost $30 million.The drugs, packaged in bags each weighing more than 10 kilograms, were hidde…
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