Bangkok Informer

We have written numerous times about the armed forces’ open disdain for the press. Who can forget army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha’s very frequent furious outbursts against the press, most recently against ThaiPBS for the controversial monarchy debate where he essentially told all critics of the lèse majesté law to leave the country. Now in Friday’s Bangkok [...]

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BP has blogged on the Thai-born naturalized American citizen Joe Gordon when he was arrested in May 2011 on lese majeste charges, then later blogged when the US government expressed disappointment when he was actually charged in August 2011 for translating The King Never Smiles, blogged again when he was jailed for two and a half years in December 2011, and then also [...]

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The Press Council of Thailand (PCT) yesterday called on Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda to reconsider his professional role after the National Anti-Corruption Commission indicted him for irregularities over benefit sharing with MCOT. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Four soldiers died at the scene, while two seriously injured soldiers were taken to a local hospital, the Bangkok Post reported. Since the start of Ramadan on July 20, 19 people, including nine civilians, have been killed, Fourth Army Regional … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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Four soldiers died at the scene, while two seriously injured soldiers were taken to a local hospital, the Bangkok Post reported. Since the start of Ramadan on July 20, 19 people, including nine civilians, have been killed, Fourth Army Regional … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK, July 27 (UPI) — Police are investigating the roadside killing of three more people in Thailand’s Yala province after five policemen were slain in their vehicle earlier in the week. An unknown number of assailants gunned down two men … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK, July 20 (UPI) — Thailand and Cambodia have pulled back their troops from the disputed border area around Preah Vihear, a ninth-century Hindu temple. Bangkok and Phnom Penh have been at a standoff around the 900-year-old temple in the … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK, July 20 (UPI) — Thailand and Cambodia have pulled back their troops from the disputed border area around Preah Vihear, a ninth-century Hindu temple. Bangkok and Phnom Penh have been at a standoff around the 900-year-old temple in the … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK, July 19 (UPI) — Thailand has agreed to buy two Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters under the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program. The agreement, made by the Thai army in a letter of offer and acceptance, will make … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK, July 19 (UPI) — Thailand has agreed to buy two Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters under the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program. The agreement, made by the Thai army in a letter of offer and acceptance, will make … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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