Corruption scandal – The big cleanup continues
Two suspects from the criminal network of police chief Pongpat Chayaphan turned themselves in on Saturday evening. Two more suspects will report this afternoon. A total of 19 suspects have now been arrested.
Fighting the lèse-majeste law from a prison cell
The Bangkok Post took the brave step of publishing a letter from Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a trade union leader who was sentenced to 112 years in prison for lèse majesté. A poignant document that explains why Article XNUMX causes so much damage and that also shows how Somyot took a heroic step to publicize his cause (and those of many others). He is a political prisoner.
News from Thailand – April 6, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• 'I raped the girl, not my older brother who is now imprisoned'
• Gold price falls to lowest level in 2 years
• Fear of bird flu due to influx of Songkran tourists
News from Thailand – March 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• DSI unravels exam fraud; headmasters handed out answers
• Suriyasai looks into the crystal ball: Early elections approaching
• 'Yingluck's visit to Papua New Guinea is not pure coffee'
News from Thailand – March 22, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• TV channel PBS is having a hard time due to discussion program about monarchy
• Shrimp export is at risk due to baht exchange rate rise
• Occupation of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang in 2008: 114 defendants
News from Thailand – February 18, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Governor candidates have no solution to traffic chaos in Bangkok
• Fifty bomb attacks and arson attacks in Pattani
• Dock workers back to work (overtime), but for how long?
News from Thailand – January 26, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Army prepared for violence at Preah Vihear Temple
• Rohingya refugees can stay for six months
• Bank of Thailand: The baht is not speculated
News from Thailand – January 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Teacher shot dead in front of 292 students
• 'Only the rich benefit from government policy'
• Court upholds 10-year sentence for lèse-majesté
News from Thailand – January 24, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Growing concern about baht exchange rate rise
• Accidentally shot at two German tourists
• Ten years in prison for two incorrect articles
News from Thailand – January 23, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Missing Swiss tourist (22) found in prison
• 11 otters found on Suvarnabhumi
• Government borrows 2,2 trillion baht for infrastructure investment
EU concerned about internet freedom in Thailand
The European Union has expressed serious concerns about internet freedom in Thailand. A Thai web editor has been sentenced because others posted critical comments about the king on her site. Thailand has thus taken a new step in the fierce fight against insults from King Bhumibol.
The cold breath of the thought police
As a blogger with a strong point of view, I am a great advocate of freedom of expression. I find the ideas of rioters like Wilders reprehensible, but we should be happy that in a country like the Netherlands, even these types of idiots can point their shouting horn at the population, without going to jail for it.
The owner of a Thai news site who was not quick enough to remove offensive comments against the Thai royal family faces a prison sentence of 20 years.