BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha shrugged off an encounter with whistleblower Chuwit Kamolvisit as he visited the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine to mark the 241st anniversary of the Rattanakosin Kingdom on Friday (April 21).
Join us in celebrating The 241st Anniversary of the Foundation of Rattanakosin in Bangkok Old Town – the historic occasion that is revered by locals and visitors alike. The anniversary of the founding of Rattanakosin in each occasion over decades marks the establishment of Bangkok, the new capital on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in 1782.
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Saturday said it recently presented the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Plus Certificate to three of Bangkok’s most famous and revered attractions, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and the City Pillar Shrine.
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Crowd of hundreds of protesters on February 13 clashed with the police in Thailand, demanding the release of 4 activists that were arrested on charges of insulting Thailand s king. Under Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, those remanded in custody can be sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, according to ground reports, Thailand citizens, in defiance of the country’s sweeping lese-majesty rule, confronted the security forces after the pro-democratic movement organized to express solidarity with Myanmar turned violent. In the visuals of the march that emerged, the police was seen using water cannons at angry citizens as they pushed through the metal barriers, throwing objects at the police, while riot geared