Prachatai reports on an odd lese majeste-like case. It involves bellicose ultra-royalist snitch Maj Gen Rientong Nan-nah, 10 year-old Facebook posts, and the use of a computer crimes charge rather than Article 112. The details are provided in the report. A 57-year-old man known as Wichit (pseudonym) was arrested on 19 September 2023 "under the…
It is now confirmed that the Puea Thai Party, second in the 2023 election, has agreed to be a part of a coalition of parties that (mostly) made up the military-backed regime led by the generals responsible for the 2014 military coup. Yes, PPT knows that Puea Thai claims to be leading the coalition, but…
Some readers may recall that the ultra-royalist Thai Pakdee Party was resoundingly rejected by voters across the country. Some of their constituency candidates battled to collect more than a few dozen votes. But electoral defeat does not bother these mad monarchists because they reject the results. More, they reject the current political system. Their positions…
Monocle had this view on the delay at the Constitutional Court: Officially, the hold-up is a result of the constitutional court’s ruling but most legal decisions by Thailand’s conservative judiciary need to be viewed within a broader political context. Earlier this week, in a bid to win support from rival lawmakers, Pheu Thai ripped up…