“I see a coup as not a bad thing,” said one prominent royalist who publicly called for a military intervention to quell antigovernment rallies in Bangkok and to protect the monarchy.
Tag: Thailand
Bangkok Is Engulfed by Protests. What’s Driving Them?
Rebellious youths. A history of coups. A royal family protected by laws that can punish critics. All are key ingredients in the struggle convulsing Thailand.
Thailand Steps Up Response as Antigovernment Protests Escalate
Water cannons were used for the first time to clear protesters off the streets, and two demonstrators face charges that could put them in prison for life.
As Motorcade Rolls By, Thai Royal Family Glimpses the People’s Discontent
As antigovernment protesters took to the streets, officials imposed an emergency decree in Bangkok, and gatherings of five or more people were banned.
‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers
Twin leaders of Myanmar’s God’s Army were once thought to have magical powers. Now adults, they are contending with the trauma of exile, alcohol and loss.
“ကျုပ်တို့က ကျည်ပြီးတယ်” ကလေးစစ်သားတို့ကြီးပြင်းလာချိန်မှာ စစ်၏အမွေက သက်ဆိုးရှည်ဆဲပင်
ဘုရားသခင်၏တပ်တော်(God’s Army) အမွှာခေါင်းဆောင်နှစ်ဦးမှာ ပဉ္စလက်စွမ်းပကားတို့ရှိသည်ဟု တချိန်က ထင်မြင်ထားသည်။ ယခုအခါ သူတို့ လူလားမြောက်နေပြီ၊ တိုင်းပြည်စွန့်ခွာရမှု၊ အရက်နှင့် ပူဆွေး စိတ်ဒဏ်ရာတို့ကို သူတိုရင်ဆိုင်နေရဆဲ။…
American Apologizes for Bad Reviews of Thailand Hotel to Avoid Prison
An American who went to jail for disparaging a hotel in Thailand online apologized profusely as part of a deal to avoid prosecution, in an episode that laid bare that country’s harsh defamation laws.
Interpol Issues ‘Red Notice’ for Thai Red Bull Heir
The police in Thailand, widely criticized for dropping charges against the wealthy playboy in July after he was accused of a fatal hit-and-run, are seeking the agency’s help to arrest him.
American Could Face Prison in Thailand Over Negative Reviews of a Resort
The man was arrested under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, which has been used to silence critics and stifle dissent. The hotel that brought charges acknowledges that using the law might be “excessive.”
Young Women Take a Frontline Role in Thailand’s Protests
Women, many of them students, are speaking out against a patriarchy that controls the military, the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood, Thailand’s most powerful institutions.