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Thai Activist Arrested For Commemorating Democratic Revolution

Thai authorities on Saturday detained an activist attempting to mark the 1932 revolution that ended absolute monarchy,...

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Five Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook ‘shares’

Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an...

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Thai Soap Angers Family of Myanmar’s Last King

The family of Myanmar's last king hit out on Sunday at a Thai soap opera inspired by the palace intrigue of their...

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BBC’s Thai Transmission Towers Fall Silent As Junta Talks Falter

The BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting from one of its major global transmission stations situated in Thailand,...

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Thai King’s Aide Jailed For Royal Defamation

A senior aide to Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been jailed for five and a half years for royal defamation...

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Senior Adviser To Thailand King Sacked In Latest Purge

A senior adviser to Thailand's new monarch has been sacked, authorities said Tuesday, the second aide to King Maha...

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Thai Palace Official Fired and Stripped of Titles

A senior member of the personal security retinue of Thailand's new king has been fired and stripped of his titles, the...