REPRESENTATIVES of government and opposition parties joined a merit-making ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Oct. 6, 1976 massacre of scores of student activists on the lawn of Thammasat University by state forces, Manager Online said. The campus had been occupied by student demonstrators who opposed the return to Thailand of former dictator Thanom
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Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
By AFP and published by CNA New Delhi – Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday (Apr. 25), after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” following a deadly shooting in the region. Relations have plunged to their
Read moreHouse gives green light to arrest Pisal in Tak Bai massacre case
THE House of Representative today (Oct. 3) gave the go-head to Narathiwat Provincial Court to immediately arrest Gen. Pisal Wattanawongkiri, Pheu Thai’s party-list MP, for not attending a hearing of a lawsuit on the dispersal of a protest at Tak Bai district that led to 85 people dying on Oct. 25, 2004 when he
Read moreSecurity personnel to be prosecuted over deaths of 78 protesters in 2004 crackdown
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into army trucks, the attorney general’s office said on Wednesday (Sep. 18). The announcement comes just weeks before the expiry
Read moreMove Forward joins commemoration of October 6, 1976 massacre
A COMMEMORATIVE event was held at Thammasat University to mark the 47th anniversary of the October 6, 1976 massacre with a lot of people including relatives of at least 46 people who died that day, students, representatives of various foundations and politicians participating, Thai Rath newspaper said. Move Forward advisory chairman Pita Limjaroenrat, party
Read morePolice spokesman who laughed during massacre interview dismissed
THE Provincial Police Region 4’s spokesman was today (Oct. 10) dismissed from his duty after suddenly laughing during a telephone interview on the mass killing at the child care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Pol. Lt. Gen. Yanyong Wech-osoth, commander of this regional police force, ordered the dismissal of
Read more2 CNN journalists’ visas revoked over child care centre massacre coverage
AFTER the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand criticised a CNN team over its coverage of the mass killing at the child care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province that left 36 small children and adults dead, the Thai Immigration police revoked the tourist visas of two CNN journalists who are now being questioned, Matichon
Read more36 temporary crematoria being built for massacre victims
OFFICIALS are building 36 temporary crematoria at the lawn in front of three temples in Nong Bua Lamphu province where a former policeman killed 36 small children and adults at a child care centre last Thursday (Oct. 6), Matichon newspaper said today. The victims will be cremated together on Tuesday (Oct. 11) after three
Read more1976 university massacre remembered, this year’s award goes to Penguin
STUDENTS and the general public today (Oct. 6) joined the activity entitled “October 6 the Unpaid Blood Debt” at the Historical Sculpture Park within Thammasat University, Tha Prachan campus, with this year’s Jarupong Thongsin Award going to protest leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, Thai Rath newspaper said. On October 6, 1976, state forces
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