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A list of upcoming student and anti-government protests planned in Thailand
Student protests are back underway in Thailand as protesters hope to topple the army-backed Prayut Chan-ocha government.We have complied a list of the upcoming protests and their locations should you be curious:July 23Khon Kaen, 5pm at Ratchadanusorn GardenAyuthaya,...
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Foreign Affairs: US President sends paramilitary units to opposition stronghold ahead of elections
United States President Donald Trump is sending paramilitary style units to opposition strongholds and enclaves throughout the US in a bid to safeguard government installations and appeal to his base ahead of presidential elections later this year.According a...
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Opinion: The government asks if it would kill us to wait for elections? It very well might
In response to the protest led by Thai youth activists, a member of parliament (MP) came out to ask, “Are you dying while waiting 2 years for the general election?” (มันจะตายไหม เพราะเพียงอีกสองปีครึ่ง ก็จะมีการเลือกตั้งทั่วประเทศ) It is a little ironic that an MP...
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Student protests break out across the country after Bangkok rally; students attempting to organize nationwide
Saturday's protest in Bangkok has inspired copycat protests around the country as students in the country's north and northeast rallied this past weekend against the Prayut Chan-ocha government.Hundreds of protesters gathered in front the Tha Pae Gate in...
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Amnesty International calls for Thai government to dismiss allegations against two Rayong youth activists
Amnesty International Thailand urges Thai authorities on Thursday to dismiss the allegations against the two young protesters in Rayong after reports surfaced that the police are filing four charges against the activists.On Wednesday, Rayong police officers arrested Mike and...
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China suspends air routes from Thailand after positive covid tests, airlines say no passengers disembarked in Thailand
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has suspended two air routes from Thailand to China after several passengers tested positive for coronavirus upon landing.The two routes, a Thai Lion Air route operating from Bangkok - Don Muang to...
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Opinion: The people should not have to suffer for the government’s incompetence
When I heard the news about two imported coronavirus cases from overseas, I thought of people who sacrificed everything by cooperating with the government in their fight against the pandemic.The 40 days of zero transmission in the country has...
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Thai artist faces harrasment from security officials over anti-government cartoons
A Thai graffiti artist says he is now facing harassment from security officials over anti-government cartoons he has been drawing to draw attention to the missing dissident Wanchalearm Satsakit.The artist, known by his pen name Headache Stencil, said...
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Somkid could retain his post despite the resignation of close allies and struggling economy
Deputy Prime Minister and economic tsar Somkid Jatusripitak could his retain his post after an upcoming cabinet reshuffle despite the resignation of his close allies from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, sources said on Monday.There were rumours inside...
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The Democrat Party is done if it cannot keep its southern base
The 2019 election was a route for Thailand's oldest political party. Not only did the Democrat party gain a historically low number of seats but its former base of support in Bangkok had withered, divided between the progressive Future...
