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Welfare Fraud: Gadfly Wants Top Officials Probed
BANGKOK — A transparency activist on Tuesday called for the entire welfare ministry to be put under inquiry after officials uncovered massive fraud in a national assistance program for the poor. The...
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Case Against Russian ‘Sex Instructors’ Reaches Prosecutors
BANGKOK — The prosecutor’s office is deliberating whether to indict a Russian sex guru and Belarusian escort whose claims to have compromising information about the 2016 US election have garnered...
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Buddha Issara Reunites With Suthep at Court (Photos)
BANGKOK — An activist monk who helped lead street protests that paved way for the 2014 military coup was indicted on a charge of insurrection along with other activists Wednesday. The post Buddha...
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Rocker Sek Loso Sentenced to Jail
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — A court in southern Thailand on Thursday sentenced a famed rock musician to five days in prison for firing a handgun in a temple late last year. The post Rocker Sek Loso...
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Wildlife Agency Suing Premchai for 3M Baht
BANGKOK — A civil suit seeking more than 3 million baht in damages from a construction mogul accused of poaching in a protected forest reached the prosecutor’s office Monday. The post Wildlife Agency...
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New Party Rejects ‘Junta Proxy’ Label, Says It Will Vote for Prayuth
BANGKOK — A former conservative protest leader turned politician on Monday urged the public to forget the past and vote for his newly formed party, which pledged to support junta chairman Prayuth...
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NACC Could Summon Prawit Over Watch Scandal
BANGKOK — Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan could appear before the national anti-graft body to explain how he acquired a set of luxury watches, an official said Monday. The post NACC Could...
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Redshirt Leaders Indicted for 2009 Protest
BANGKOK — Prosecutors on Monday indicted nine Redshirt leaders on charges of insurrection for leading an anti-government protest nearly a decade ago. The post Redshirt Leaders Indicted for 2009...
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Activist Plans March for Black Panther
BANGKOK — A prominent environment activist said his foundation will march cross country in support of prosecution of a billionaire accused of poaching a black panther in a protected forest last month....
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Annual Bangkok Red Cross Fair Loses Venue
BANGKOK — For the first time in 95 years, the annual Thai Red Cross Fair is in jeopardy after the organization lost access to its longtime venue. The post Annual Bangkok Red Cross Fair Loses Venue...
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Hands Off 112, Royalist Tells Progressive Party
BANGKOK — A pro-monarchy activist said he wants the Election Commission to investigate a new progressive party he fears may amend the royal defamation law. The post Hands Off 112, Royalist Tells...
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Bus Owner Charged Over Last Week’s Deadly Crash
BANGKOK — The owner of a bus company was charged Tuesday for allegedly allowing one of his employees to drive a bus under the influence of drugs, resulting in a crash that killed 18 passengers last...
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‘Pai Dao Din’ Acquitted of Violating Referendum Law
CHAIYAPHUM — A northeastern court cleared a jailed pro-democracy activist Thursday of allegations he broke a special election law by campaigning against the junta’s charter draft two years ago. The...
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Assembly Drops Pet Registration Law
BANGKOK — The interim parliament has turned down the idea of a new pet law to combat rabies, an official said Thursday. The post Assembly Drops Pet Registration Law appeared first on Khaosod English.
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Cracks Appear in Post-Yingluck Pheu Thai Party
The bleeding of Pheu Thai comes at a time its leadership is in tatters: Both its charismatic figureheads, Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra, are in political exile, leaving an unsettled...
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Watch Digital Warriors Wreck Cores at ‘Garena World’
BANGKOK — Tanks will soak magefire, bullets will fly and goals will be scored as professional gamers and legions of fans converge this weekend on a massive esports tournament in Bangkok. The post...
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Watch Issue is ‘Over,’ Prawit Insists
BANGKOK — Junta No. 2 boss Prawit Wongsuwan maintained Friday that dozens of luxury watches worth millions of baht spotted on his wrist were all loaned by a friend. The post Watch Issue is ‘Over,’...
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Parties Back On in June, But Politics Remain Forbidden
BANGKOK — All parties, old and new, will be allowed to resume organizing activities in June, an official said Friday, though the ban on protests and other political activities will remain in place....
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Activist Undeterred By Fresh Protest Charges
BANGKOK — A key pro-democracy activist pledged Saturday to continue with his campaign despite a new round of charges filed against him and other protesters over a recent protest in Bangkok. The post...
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Bus in Accident That Killed 20 Operated Without Permit
TAK — The bus in which 20 Burmese migrant workers died in a fire yesterday morning had neither been inspected nor authorized to operate, a road safety expert said Saturday. The post Bus in Accident...
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