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Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader
By AP and published by Toronto.citynews.ca London –Several British lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were trying to scoop up support today (Oct. 21) ahead of a short, intense contest to replace Liz Truss as the nation’s leader. Truss quit on Thursday after a turbulent 45-day term, conceding that she could not deliver …
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Thammanat named top leader of Thai Economic Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP Thammanat Prompao today (June 10) was named top leader of Thai Economic Party. In an extraordinary caucus, Thammanat was unanimously voted as the top leader of Thai Economic Party whereas MP Pai Lik was named secretary-general of the “independent” party among a total of 22 members of its executive …
Rung’s bail extended in crop top Section 112 case
PROTEST leader Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, was granted an extension of her temporary release till December 27, 2022 in a Criminal Code Section 112 case, known as the lese majeste law, involving wearing a crop top in a shopping mall, Matichon newspaper said today (May 27). Rung had gone to Bangkok South Criminal Court …
Former guard leader of activist group gets 6 years in jail in lese majeste case
THE FORMER leader of the People’s Party (or Rasadorn Group) guards Mr. Sombat Thongyoi was today (Apr. 28) sentenced by the Bangkok South Criminal Court to six years imprisonment after being found guilty of offences under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, and Computer Crimes Act B.E. 2560 (2017), …
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Rung denied bail in crop top Section 112 case
PROTEST leader Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, was today (Nov. 15) denied bail in a Criminal Code Section 112 case, known as the lese majeste law, involving the wearing of a crop top and going to Siam Paragon shopping mall so attired on December 20 last year, Sanook.com and Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for …
Rung sues Prayut for limiting freedom of assembly
A PROTEST leader and a team of human rights lawyers this morning (Oct. 29) filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Defence Forces Chief Gen. Chalermpol Srisawad for issuing announcements limiting the freedom of assembly while also asking for temporary protection of a rally planned to take place on Sunday Oct. 31, Siam …
Daily Covid deaths soar to 34, Rung among 1,983 infected
THE daily tally of coronavirus deaths reached a new high at 34 this morning (May 12) with there being an additional 1,983 cases among whom is newly-released protest leader Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. According to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) the new batch of cases …
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Hunger-striking Thai protest leader granted bail
By AFP and published by France 24 THE Criminal Court granted bail to a prominent pro-democracy protest leader who has reportedly been on hunger strike for over a month today (May 6). Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, more commonly known by her nickname Rung, faces nine charges of insulting the monarchy over her role in protests last …
Penguin’s lawyer hopeful family will be allowed to visit him today
THE human rights lawyer representing detained protest leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who was transferred to Ramathibodi Hospital for treatment yesterday after his condition deteriorated as a result of an over a month long hunger strike for not being granted bail is hopeful his mother and other relatives would be allowed to visit him …
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Bangkok prison: Penguin is not dead
AFTER social media was abuzz with rumours that detained protest leader Mr. Prit Chivarak, or Penguin, who has been on hunger strike since March 13 after being refused bail, had died, Bangkok Special Prison clarified on its webpage that this is not true, Thai Rath newspaper said today (April 11). According to social media posts …
Penguin ‘completely exhausted after 11 days of hunger strike’
THE United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration posted a message today (March 27) that People’s Party leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who went on a hunger strike after being refused bail and held in pretrial detention over charges of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, is now …
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Rung faces new charges – damage to potted plants set at 5.9m baht
PROTEST leader Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, today (March 7) went to Samranrat police station to acknowledge charges stemming from the demonstration on February 13 that started at the Democracy Monument and later shifted to the City Pillar Shrine and ended in a melee with the police with the cost of moving and damaging potted …
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No bail yet for protest leader Suthep, seven others
FORMER protest leader and deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban and seven other defendants who were yesterday sentenced to imprisonment for mounting street protests that toppled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014 have not yet been bailed out, TV Channel 7 reported this evening (Feb. 25). Mr. Sawat Charoenphol, a lawyer who represents Suthep, the …
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Xi Jinping to undergo surgery due to worsening intracranial aneurysm
By Followcn.com THE supreme leader of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping will undergo surgery due to a worsening intracranial aneurysm, reported by Mr. Lude during his evening YouTube live show, the Lude Show, on Dec. 27. The health condition of the Chinese Communist leader is a top-secret due to the totalitarian nature of the …
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Red shirts cheer as Nattawut is freed from prison
THERE was overwhelming joy among those who had assembled outside Bangkok Remand Prison today (Dec. 18) as Mr. Nattawut Saikua, a former leader of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (“Red Shirts”), was set free, Amarin TV reported. Aside from his wife, Sirisakul Saikua, who is also a leader of this political pressure group, two …