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Thai opposition figure vows to fight on despite royal defamation case AFP 21/01/2021 AFP © Lillian SUWANRUMPHA After Thanathorn put out a video criticising the governments vaccination strategy, a ministry filed a royal defamation case against him A billionaire Thai opposition figure accused of defaming the countrys monarchy has vowed to keep campaigning for reform, despite facing what he dubbed a "politically motivated" lawsuit. Those convicted under Thailands strict royal ...

A banned opposition politician, who is facing a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy, defended on Thursday his criticism of the government's coronavirus vaccine strategy that relies on a company owned by His Majesty the King.

Thailand government files lese majesty suit against banned opposition leader Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters A prominent Thai opposition figure who was accused of breaching the country’s strict lese majesty law after criticising the national vaccine strategy has said he is being targeted on political grounds. Thailand’s government announced on Wednesday that it would file a lese majesty complaint against Than...

English By VOA News Share on Facebook Print this page BANGKOK - Billionaire Thai pro-democracy champion Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit on Wednesday evening defended his questioning of a vaccine company owned by the king after he was hit Wednesday with a wave of charges for royal defamation. Earlier Wednesday, the government had filed multiple charges alleging that Thanathorn had breached the kingdom’s draconian royal defamation law by critici...

A banned Thai opposition politician, who is facing a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy, on Thursday defended his criticism of the government's coronavirus vaccine strategy that relies on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

AFP A government official has lodged a complaint accusing a banned opposition leader of committing royal defamation and a computer crime through online comments where he expressed concerns about national efforts to acquire coronavirus vaccines. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Future Forward Party and an icon of the Thai pro-democracy movement, was the target of the complaint by Newin Chorchaithip, the deputy minister for Digital Economy and Society, on Wednesday. ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A popular ousted politician charged with defaming Thailand’s monarchy...

AstraZeneca vaccine approved, 50,000 doses due in February 46 published : 21 Jan 2021 at 18:28 46 A nurse shows a vial of AstraZenecas CoviShield vaccine during the coronavirus disease vaccination campaign at a medical centre in Mumbai on Saturday. (Reuters photo) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and 50,000 doses of it will arrive in Thailand in February. FDA secretary-gene...

Share Siam Bioscience will get 500 million baht ($16.7 million) support from the government and 100 million baht from SCG to buy the required equipment from AstraZeneca. AFP Thailand clarifies Covid-19 vaccine deal between Siam Bioscience, AstraZeneca Thu, 21 January 2021 Thailands Ministry of Public Health on January 19 clarified about the cooperation between AstraZeneca and Siam Bioscience, confirming that the company had been chosen for its potential to transfer technology. Permanent secreta...

A vocal opposition politician in Thailand said he "will not surrender" after being charged with insulting King Maha Vajiralongkorn.