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Thailand's Shinawatra Dynasty Faces Court Verdicts That Could Shake Politics
Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the prospect of an early election and prolonged trouble for country's stuttering economy.
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"The Case Is Baseless": Thai Ex-PM Says Ready To Face Royal Insult Charges
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Thailand Activist Musician Sentenced To 4 Years For Insulting Monarchy
A Thai court on Monday sentenced activist musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy and violations of the computer crimes act, local media reported.
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Thai Activists Arrested For Honking, Trying To Overtake Royal Motorcade
Thai police on Tuesday arrested two activists on sedition charges after they reportedly tried to interfere with a royal motorcade in the latest challenge to the kingdom's monarchy.
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Thai Man Jailed For Record 50 Years For Criticising Monarchy
A Thai man was given a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for criticising the monarchy -- the longest jail term ever handed down under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws, a legal rights group said.
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Top Thailand Activist Who Called For Monarchy Reforms Jailed For 4 Years
A Thai court on Tuesday jailed one of the leading figures in the kingdom's youth-led pro-democracy protest movement for four years on royal insult charges.
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Thai Billionaire Charged With Royal Insult Over Vaccine Query
A billionaire Thai opposition figure was charged Tuesday with defaming the monarchy after he questioned the government's alleged over-reliance on coronavirus vaccines from a company linked to the royal family.
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thailand Starts Boot Camp-Style Course To Instil Loyalty To King
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organisers.
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BBC Under Investigation For Profile Of New Thai King
Thai authorities are investigating the BBC over a Thai-language profile of the new king, officials said on Wednesday, after the article outraged ultra-royalists in a country where criticism of the monarchy is outlawed.
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Thailand Proclaims Vajiralongkorn As Its New King
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was proclaimed king of Thailand late Thursday, opening a new chapter for the powerful monarchy in a country still mourning the death of his father.
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Thailand's Cabinet Acknowledges Appointment Of A New King
Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the appointment of a new king, defence minister Prawit Wongsuwan said.
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Thai Junta Says Google Removing Content With Royal Insults
Thailand's government met with representatives from Internet giant Google, amid growing calls from Thai hardline royalists to bring those who insult the monarchy to justice, as many Thais look with uncertainty to a future without their revered king.
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Thai Police Ban Old Marie Claire Magazine Issue
Thai authorities have banned a five-month-old French edition of Marie Claire magazine because of an article which police said defamed the kingdom's royal family.
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Thailand's Shinawatra Dynasty Faces Court Verdicts That Could Shake Politics
Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the prospect of an early election and prolonged trouble for country's stuttering economy.
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"The Case Is Baseless": Thai Ex-PM Says Ready To Face Royal Insult Charges
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Thailand Activist Musician Sentenced To 4 Years For Insulting Monarchy
A Thai court on Monday sentenced activist musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy and violations of the computer crimes act, local media reported.
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Thai Activists Arrested For Honking, Trying To Overtake Royal Motorcade
Thai police on Tuesday arrested two activists on sedition charges after they reportedly tried to interfere with a royal motorcade in the latest challenge to the kingdom's monarchy.
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Thai Man Jailed For Record 50 Years For Criticising Monarchy
A Thai man was given a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for criticising the monarchy -- the longest jail term ever handed down under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws, a legal rights group said.
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Top Thailand Activist Who Called For Monarchy Reforms Jailed For 4 Years
A Thai court on Tuesday jailed one of the leading figures in the kingdom's youth-led pro-democracy protest movement for four years on royal insult charges.
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Thai Billionaire Charged With Royal Insult Over Vaccine Query
A billionaire Thai opposition figure was charged Tuesday with defaming the monarchy after he questioned the government's alleged over-reliance on coronavirus vaccines from a company linked to the royal family.
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thailand Starts Boot Camp-Style Course To Instil Loyalty To King
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organisers.
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BBC Under Investigation For Profile Of New Thai King
Thai authorities are investigating the BBC over a Thai-language profile of the new king, officials said on Wednesday, after the article outraged ultra-royalists in a country where criticism of the monarchy is outlawed.
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Thailand Proclaims Vajiralongkorn As Its New King
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was proclaimed king of Thailand late Thursday, opening a new chapter for the powerful monarchy in a country still mourning the death of his father.
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Thailand's Cabinet Acknowledges Appointment Of A New King
Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the appointment of a new king, defence minister Prawit Wongsuwan said.
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Thai Junta Says Google Removing Content With Royal Insults
Thailand's government met with representatives from Internet giant Google, amid growing calls from Thai hardline royalists to bring those who insult the monarchy to justice, as many Thais look with uncertainty to a future without their revered king.
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Thai Police Ban Old Marie Claire Magazine Issue
Thai authorities have banned a five-month-old French edition of Marie Claire magazine because of an article which police said defamed the kingdom's royal family.
