BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered an investigation on Wednesday (May 15) into the death of a young political activist who died after she went on a partial hunger strike during pre-trial detention on charges including insulting the country’s monarchy. Hundreds of people, including activists and opposition lawmakers, joined a candlelight vigil on Tuesday … Read more
What’s next for the party? Addressing media on Wednesday, Move Forward’s leader Chaithawat Tulathon warned that the ruling could make the royal institution increasingly “a factor behind conflicts in Thai politics”. Former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat also bemoaned a “lost opportunity for us to use the parliament to find a consensus for such an important and sensitive … Read more
A Thai man has been given a 50-year prison sentence for criticising the monarchy in social media posts. The man, identified as 30-year-old Mongkol Thirakot, was initially given a 28-year sentence by a lower criminal court for a Facebook post made three years ago. He was later found guilty on 11 more counts by an … Read more
