Man sentenced to 10 years in jail after “insulting monarchy”
Thailand's Criminal Court sentenced an Internet user to 10 years in jail for posting material on the web that was found insulting to the royal family. Suvicha Thakhor, a 34-year old man, must go to prison for one decade because he had posted an altered video clip on YouTube last year that was found defamatory to Thailand's royals. This is the first ruling based on Thailand's Computer Crime Act. This Computer Crime Act is highly controversial. As shown in this case, it resembles a clear constriction of freedom of opinion and freedom of speech. After all, it allows the Thai government to prosecute all ...
Thaksin rejects government talks to end riots
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rejected a government offer of talks to end the revolts of his supporters. The Thai government fears more political instabilities due to the protests in its country and capital, Bangkok. Thaksin is not willing to negotiate with Thailand's current government, saying negotiations were out of the question at this time. Apparently, he believes conceding would have a very negative impact on the country's future. However, as already reported on this website, the protests sure don't help the country's economy to fend off the recession. In fact, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes the Thai economy could shrink ...
Street Protests in Divided Thailand
Again, there are street protests in Thailand, which remains a divided country. On one side of the political struggle, there are the poor people from the rural areas. They support Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who currently lives in exile. On the other side, there is the country's military and the middle class, who strongly dislike Thaksin. There have been many protests in Thailand, and most importantly in Bangkok, for a long time now and there is no end in sight. The contrary may be the case: As the economic situation intensifies, protesters are calling for changes in their country sooner rather than ...
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Man sentenced to 10 years in jail after “insulting monarchy”
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Thaksin rejects government talks to end riots
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rejected a government offer of talks...
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