Thousands of royalist protesters stormed Thai state broadcaster NBT on Tuesday as a part of demonstrations to try to overthrow the elected government.
Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil went on trial in Thailand on Monday, more than four months after he was arrested in a global man-hunt triggered by ”swirly face” images of abuse found on the internet. Neil pleaded not guilty to four charges of molesting and distributing pornographic images of two Thai boys.
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/ 27 February 2008
Thailand, trying to recover from two years of political turmoil, braced for the return of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from nearly 18 months in exile on Thursday, with his battle against an array of opponents far from over. Rivals ranging from the royalist establishment to street-protest leaders will confront Thaksin.
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/ 13 February 2008
Alarmed by polls showing one in four Thai teens will celebrate Valentine’s Day by having sex, police plan to swoop on motels, malls and parks to ensure youths behave themselves. The annual campaign to ensure good behaviour on February 14 will see city officials turn on all lights at public parks in the capital Bangkok.
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/ 23 December 2007
The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday’s election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006. With 93% of the vote counted, the People Power Party was heading for 228 seats in the 480-member Parliament.
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/ 19 October 2007
Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil, unmasked by nifty computer work by German police and a unique Interpol internet appeal, was arrested in rural Thailand on Friday. Police said they had picked up the 32-year-old, accused of raping young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia several years ago, in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Thailand’s army-backed government accused online video-sharing website YouTube on Thursday of being heartless and culturally insensitive for refusing to remove a clip mocking the country’s revered king. ”I don’t think they really care how we feel. Thailand is only a tiny market for them,” said Communications Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom.
Thailand’s military-appointed government blocked access to video-sharing website YouTube on Wednesday after its owner, Google, declined to withdraw a video clip mocking the country’s revered monarch. Communications Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said he had ordered a block of the entire site from Thailand.
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/ 20 September 2006
Thailand’s army chief vowed on Wednesday to wipe the political slate clean and return ”power to the people” as soon as possible after a bloodless coup against billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Commander-in-chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin took power late on Tuesday as head of an interim ”Political Reform Council” run by the military.