by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2017 | World
Bangkok- Hundreds of former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had gathered outside the court, on Friday, where about 4,000 police had been deployed waiting for her arrival to be tried in a corruption case. After Yingluck failed to show up, the Supreme Court...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2014 | Media
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s military authorities are setting up a network of panels to closely monitor domestic and international media and crackdown on criticism of what the junta sees as its efforts to right the country, a senior officer said on Thursday....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2014 | World
Bangkok, Reuters—Protesters will test Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha this weekend after he said there would be no elections in Thailand for more than a year to give the military time to engineer reforms. Prayuth ousted the government of Prime Minister...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2014 | World
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country’s long-running...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2014 | World
Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s military tightened its grip on power on Sunday as it moved to quell growing protests, saying anyone violating its orders would be tried in military court. It also took its first steps to revitalize a battered economy, saying nearly a...
