Day: October 30, 2020
Court orders release of four protest leaders
THE CRIMINAL Court this afternoon (Oct. 30) dismissed a police petition to detain four protest leaders for the third successive period, pointing out that it is not necessary to hold them any longer during investigation, Sanook.com reported. Being set free from Bangkok Remand Prison and Central Women Correctional Institution this evening are Mr. Parit Chivarak, …
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Gen. Prayut: No one wants to launch a coup
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Oct.30) that he had not thought about mounting a coup d’etat as urged to do so by Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul, the leader of the right-wing People’s Alliance for Democracy, Siam Rath newspaper reported. However he added that this does not mean there will or will not be a coup …
Police chief not worried about rival groups clashing
NATIONAL Police chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said today (Oct. 30) that he is not concerned about the current wave of demonstrations even if rival groups clash being confident that the police units will be able to handle any situation, INN News and Sanook.com reported. Speaking after chairing a police executive meeting, Pol. Gen. Suwat …
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Digital Loy Krathong campaign trending on Thai social media
ATTRACTING a lot of attention and being widely discussed on Thai social media is a hashtagged message to skip physically observing Loy Krathong festival this year and instead join one of various websites arranging for participants to do so digitally, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Oct. 30, 2020). With this year’s Loy Krathong festival …
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