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Myanmar’s generals could look to their eastern neighbor for tips on how to preserve their hold on power.

Thanathorn, family accused of vast forest encroachment 67 published : 4 Feb 2021 at 18:12 67 Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, left, and his mother Somporn, right, during election campaigning in November 2018, when he was still leader of the since dissolved Future Forward Party. (Photo: Thawatchai Khemgumnerd) The Royal Forest Department on Thursday accused political activist Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, his mother and his younger sister of ...

Progressive party challenges Thailands royal defamation law Thai establishment is vociferously opposed to any discussion of the lese majeste law, much less amendments to it Trending Maverick politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has been charged simply for raising questions about a newly formed company under the Crown Property Bureau that has been granted permission to handle Thailand’s faltering Covid-19 vaccination drive. (Photo: AFP) Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law has long ...

3 02 2021 Nathaporn (clipped from The Nation) Mad monarchist conspiricist, royalist and lawyer Nathaporn Toprayoonis at it again. It is reported that he has submitted a petition to the Election Commission (EC) to dissolve the Move Forward Partyas he considers the party has engaged in “actions he deems hostile to democracy with the king as head of state.” Nathaporn is a former advisor to the Chief Ombudsman and has previously acted as a lawyer for the People’s Alliance for D...

Move Forward dissolution sought published : 2 Feb 2021 at 17:35 36 Nattaporn Toprayoon (left) files a petition with the Election Commission for the dissolution of Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, on Tuesday. (Bangkok Post file photos) A former adviser to the Ombudsman has filed a complaint seeking the dissolution of the Move Forward party for actions he deems hostile to democracy with the king as head of state. Nattaporn Toprayo...

Trump announces legal defence team for Senate impeachment trial Agencies February 1, 2021 Washington, Feb 1: Former US president Donald Trump has announced his legal defence team for his Senate impeachment trial which is scheduled to begin on February 8. Trump became the first president in the US history to be impeached twice when 10 of his fellow Republican Congressmen joined Democrats in the House of Representatives on January 13 to charge him with inciting an unprecedented insurrection at t...

published : 1 Feb 2021 at 15:32 242 An anti-government protest in Bangkok, Oct 15, 2020. Many Thais in last year’s student-led marches, which drew hundreds of thousands who want democratic reforms, are now facing harsh criminal charges and long sentences that seem out of proportion to their actions and levels of participation in protests. (The New York Times) A 16-year-old boy is facing possible jail time for parading down a makeshift catwalk ...

How this censure might differ from last 18 published : 30 Jan 2021 at 04:00 18 In this photo from February last year, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government survives a no-confidence motion in parliament after reports of disunity among opposition parties. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu) All eyes are on opposition parties as another motion of no-confidence in the government draws near. The debate, tentatively scheduled for Feb 16-19, will be a test to see whether the bloc can m...

Introduction Few of us will look back fondly at 2020. COVID-19 has killed millions, destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions more, and triggered the worst global economic crisis since World War II. At the same time, few protagonists of the world’s deadliest wars saw reason to stop fighting each other to battle the virus. Indeed, in Afghanistan, despite peace talks, in Yemen, the Sahel and Somalia, violence and human suffering continued apace. The latter part of the year saw wars reign...

Thailand’s vaccination programme will not be complete until the end of 2022 says Health Minister Anutin A Super Poll survey in recent days shows the public firmly behind the government and in stout agreement with the legal action being taken against the Progressive Movement leader who is still defending his controversial claims that the country’s vaccination plans are flawed and too reliant on the AstraZeneca vaccine including its deal here with a firm owned by the Crown Property Bureau, a ...