Student faces two lese majeste charges in 24 hours
published : 14 Jan 2021 at 19:10
55 Sirichai “New” Natueng (in black), a Thammasat University student, shows a three-fingered salute at the Thanyaburi Court in Pathum Thani province on Thursday. (Photo by Pongpat Wongyala)
A Thammasat University freshman has been granted bail after facing two separate lese majeste charges in the span of fewer than 24 hours.
His case was also the first in which a court approved an arrest warrant for a political demonstrator since the strict enforcement of all laws was announced by the prime minister on Nov 19 last year to maintain order.
In the first case, Sirichai “New” Natueng, a student at the Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies, was charged with insulting the king (Section 112 of the Criminal Code) and vandalising properties (Section 358).
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Clipped from Thai Alliance for Human Rights website
Social media has been reporting it, but the mainstream media has avoided it. And, again, it has been left to Prachatai to report the the mock body bags that have been showing up around Bangkok.
The mock bags are meant to look like this one (left), found in the Mekong River.
Perhaps the first mock bag was discussed on 27 December in a Facebook post that went viral. It showed a bag at the Memorial Bridge with the name Surachai. Most have assumed that this refers to Surachai Danwattananusorn, an exile who was “disappeared” in 2018.
Hospitals and hotels grab onto panacea
Wellness services may be the cure to the pandemic-induced economic swoon
published : 14 Dec 2020 at 04:30
10 Tobacco plants from an Australian strain are being used by a Thai firm as part of a process to produce a Covid-19 vaccine.
Opportunity is presenting itself in a time of crisis for hoteliers and hospital owners, with the term wellness an important connecting piece within a collapsed jigsaw.
Local hospital operators and real estate developers are gradually expanding their footprints to capture a lucrative opportunity, tapping into the wellness fad.
According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness economy is worth US$4.5 trillion. Wellness tourism accounts for $639 billion, with Asia emerging as the top gainer in wellness tourism trips and revenue.