By Thai Newsroom Reporters YOUNG GENERATIONS OF pro-democracy people will likely return to street protests in a sustained move for monarchical reform now that the Constitutional Court has delivered a ruling against it, said a noted academic yesterday (Nov. 11). Chulalongkorn University political scientist Puangthong Pawakapan said a large number of students and other
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Big hunt for Constitutional Court website hacker
THE Digital Economy and Society Ministry has kicked off a big hunt for the hacker of the Constitutional Court website, http://www.constitutionalcourt.or.th, which was transformed to play American experimental hip-hop group Death Grips’ “Guillotine (It goes Yah)” music video after a ruling was passed against three activists yesterday, Amarin TV said this evening (Nov. 11). This
Read more23 university student organisations reject Constitutional Court’s ruling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY-THREE UNIVERSITY student organisations today (Nov. 11) issued a joint statement to repudiate the Constitutional Court’s ruling delivered yesterday that calls for monarchical reform were designed to “undermine democratic rule with the Monarch as head of state.” On behalf of the 23 university student organisations, the Student Council of Chulalongkorn University
Read moreConstitutional Court’s website hacked to play music video
THE website of the Constitutional Court, http://www.constitutionalcourt.or.th, was hacked today (Nov. 11) and transformed to play American experimental hip-hop group Death Grips’ “Guillotine (It goes Yah)” music video after a ruling was passed against three activists yesterday, Sanook.com said today. This court had ruled that the three activists, Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, Mr.
Read moreCourt only listened to one side of monarchical reform story: Defendant
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT was today (Nov.10) criticised for only listening to one side of a story spun against a trio of monarchical reformists and finally passed a ruling to keep them at bay. The Constitutional Court concluded that last year’s speeches delivered to the public by pro-monarchical reform activists Anon Nampa,
Read moreRung denies aiming to overthrow democratic institution, monarchy
UPON the Constitutional Court ruling today (Nov. 10) that three activists used their rights and liberties with the aim of overthrowing democratic institution with the King as head of state according to the first paragraph of Article 49 of Constitution and ordered them to halt such action, one of them issued a strong denial
Read moreConstitutional Court opens door for drafting new constitution
THE majority of judges at the Constitution Court ruled this afternoon (March 11) that Parliament has the authority to amend the Constitution to pave the way for setting up a charter drafting body but stated that a referendum must first be held to ascertain whether the public want a new constitution and once the
Read moreThanathorn off the hook as court revokes vaccine video clip order
THE Criminal Court today (Feb. 8) revoked a previous order suspending a video clip Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had released on social media questioning the government’s coronavirus vaccine policy as sought by the the Digital Economy and Society Ministry, Thai Rath newspaper said. The earlier court order had instructed Thananthorn to suspend the video,
Read moreTwo protest leaders taken to court, third motorcade arrest
TWO key protest leaders were taken from the Region 1 Border Police Bureau to the criminal court to request for pre-trial detention at 11 a.m. this morning (Oct. 21), INNnews.co.th reported. Chanasongkram policemen took the duo, Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, leader of Thammasat Alliance and Rally, and Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, a Thammasat
Read moreCourt acquits truck driver charged with possessing 1 Speed pill
HUA HIN Provincial Court quashed a charge of possessing one methamphetamine (Speed) pill filed against a truck driver after a police search on November 13 last year landed him in a legal tangle, Channel 3 News reported today (Sept. 22, 2020). Mr. Sophon Wongsawat, 47, was driving a truck loaded with rubber sheets from Chumphon
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