A PRO-MONARCHY vocational students group today (Jan. 19) submitted a letter to police calling for action against demonstrators who had staged a rally on January 15 at Klong Luang police station in Pathum Thani province for violating the Flag Act of BE 2522 (1979), Siam Rath newspaper said. In the letter addressed to Police Chief
Tag: protest
Kidnapped protest guard safe after being released
FRIENDS of the Free Guards member who was said to have been kidnapped late last night (Jan. 16) after the group ended their protest at Samyan intersection earlier in the day has been released and is now safe with details of this event to be released later, Thai Rath newspaper reported. At 1.05 p.m. today
Read morePolice moving to arrest two suspects in ping pong bomb blast
POLICE are gearing up to issue arrest warrants for two suspects on the charges of throwing a ping pong bomb at protesters at Sam Yan intersection yesterday, Sanook.com reported today (Jan. 17). Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy chief of Metropolitan Police, said it was initially discovered that a ping pong bomb was flung down
Read moreProtest guards seek help after member disappears
LEADERS of the Free Guards who yesterday (Jan. 16) staged a pro-democracy activity near Victory Monument and later a demonstration at Samyan Mitrtown complex in Pathumwan area are today searching for one of their members who was apparently kidnapped by people who claimed to be from the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), Thai Rath newspaper
Read morePenguin, Rung face Jan. 14 deadline to submit papers
PROTEST leaders Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, and Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, have been told to meet a January 14 deadline to submit their written statements on charges of violating the Computer Crimes Act and if not they would be considered to have waived their right to do and with the case then forwarded
Read moreProtest against setting up field hospital in Samut Sakhon
AROUND 70 residents of Chee Pha Khao community in Mueang Samut Sakhon staged a protest against setting up a Covid-19 field hospital near their homes at 10 a.m. this morning (Jan. 6) with some of them brandishing placards saying “Chee Pha Khao doesn’t want Covid-19,” Amarin TV reported. One of the protesters said in his
Read more14 protest guards released on unconditional bail
DUSIT District Court took more than six hours to consider a request to detain 14 We Volunteer (WeVo) guards arrested on New Year’s Eve for arranging a shrimp sale on Ratchadamnoen road and finally released all of them on unconditional bail, Sanook.com and INN News reported this evening (Jan, 2, 2021). Chana Songkhram station officers
Read moreProtest guard leader arrested as police break up New Year’s Eve shrimp sale
A NEW YEAR’S EVE shrimp sale at Sanam Luang ground arranged by the We Volunteer (WeVo) guards was halted by police who also arrested the protest group’s leader Piyarat Jongthep, or Toto, Thai Rath newspaper reported. WeVo had brought in approximately five tonnes of shrimp worth over 800,000 baht for their countdown activity at Sanam
Read moreProtest banners appear at Public Health Ministry
AN unidentified group of protesters put up cloth banners at the Public Health Ministry yesterday with one of the messages being, “Control the infection well just as you have the mobs – bigger problem than Covid is Prayut,” Sanook.com and Matichon Weekly reported today (Dec. 27). Another message said, “My guard has dropped, Covid has
Read moreProtest guards help farmers to sell shrimp next to Govt House
THE We Volunteer protest guards, or WeVo, brought shrimp farmers from Nakhon Pathom province to sell over a tonne of fresh white shrimp at the Government House’s Gate One today (Dec. 26) so as to help them after the main shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province was shut recently with the new outbreak of Covid-19
Read moreProtesters submit petition to UN Human Rights Office
THE June 24 Democracy Group ended their rally in front of the UN office around noon today (Dec. 10) after handing over their petition to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to pressure the Thai government to repeal Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Thai
Read moreHong Kong police arrest 8 over university protest
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities today (Dec. 7) arrested eight people in connection with an unauthorised protest at a university campus last month, police and local media said, amid a widening crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous territory. The arrests were reportedly made in relation to a demonstration
Read moreSchool or prison? Students forced to wear prison-like clothes all day
DRAWING strong criticism on Thai social media today (Dec. 3) is a composite photograph of two students wearing light brown clothes similar to prison uniform with block letters printed at the back saying “adjusting behaviour”, Sanook.com reported this evening. The photo was shared on “Lanna Students” webpage, with this being a forum for Chiang Mai
Read moreStudents return their uniforms to the ministry
AFTER some students at several Thai schools showed up wearing casual clothes and not their uniforms this morning (Dec. 1), they went to the Education Ministry this evening and hung up some uniform shirts, pants, skirts and school bags at both the gates, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The activity this evening, arranged by the “bad
Read moreSolo protest at police station as students unveil new campaign
AN ANONYMOUS man came at Lumpini police station today (Nov. 30) to protest against enforcing the law against students fighting for democracy while “bad students” announced a campaign to wear casual clothes to school, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The solo protester, around 45-50 years of age and wearing a white T-shirt, navy blue shorts and
Read moreGen. Prawit asks anti-coup protesters ‘is there a coup?’
AS People’s Party gets ready to hold a rally against coup d’etat at Ladprao intersection this evening (Nov. 27) Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan countered by pointing out there isn’t one taking place, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Asked by reporters whether this evening’s rally to train against a coup is an attempt to rouse the
Read moreInstitute says protesters’ yellow duck coupon is illegal
THE much-sought-after yellow duck coupons, with 3,000 of them each worth 10 baht being distributed to the protesters at the rally outside the Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) head office last evening (Nov. 25), have been branded illegal, Amarin TV reported this morning. The coupons were valid for only one day and were usable in purchasing
Read moreKrabi shop puts up sign: ‘discounts until Prayut resigns’
BEING widely shared on the Thai social media today (Nov. 19) are photos of a garment and souvenir shop in Krabi province which put up a large sign at the entrance that says, “Mocking discount against Prime Minister! Discount! Until Prayut Chan-o-cha resign!” Sanook.com reported. The post elicited a lot of comments and was widely
Read moreProtesters hit back by splashing paint on Police HQ sign
THE leaders of the People’s Party demonstrators ended their rally this evening (Nov. 18) after the huge crowd moved to the front of the Royal Thai Police headquarters and splashed paint on the sign and the fence, Amarin TV reported. The leaders announced that the next appointment is on November 25 without stating where or
Read morePenguin and Rung released from hospital, vow to battle on
TWO People’s Party leaders who were hospitalized after a stint of detention in prison have today (Nov. 5) been released from hospital to convalesce at home, Amarin TV reported. While Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, and Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, are now well enough to leave Rama 9 Hospital, Mr. Panupong Chadnok, or Mike,
Read more