Korkaew Denied Leave From Prison

June 30, 2010

Jailed red-shirt leader and candidate for Bangkok’s constituency 6, Korkaew Pikulthong, was denied a supervised release from jail so he could open a bank account for his election campaign. He was allowed release earlier so he could file his candidacy but the court rejected this request.
Korkaew’s lawyer Karom Ponthaklang said he would consult with the [...]

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Emergency Decree Decision Expected Next Week

June 30, 2010

The government has announced that it will make a decision on whether to prolong the emergency decree next week. One of the factors sure to be under consideration will be the RPG attack on an army oil depot Sunday night. Fortunately nobody was injured and the attackers happened to hit the only empty oil storage [...]

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FPO Revises 2010 GDP Growth Numbers

June 30, 2010

The Fiscal Police Office has revised their 2010 economic growth projectsion from 4 – 5% to 5 – 6%. Interestingly this was the same view as the World Bank. While tourism is expected to lag Thailand has substantially increased exports which is making up for it.
Check out the full story in the Bangkok Post.

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Both Red Shirt Farangs Indicted

June 17, 2010
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Thailand Expresses Disappointment Over Being Put on US Watch List

June 17, 2010

Recently the US put Thailand on their human trafficking watch list. Thani Thongphakdi, the foreign affairs deputy spokesman, said that the Thai government had expressed disappointment at being put on the list to the US embassy. Furthermore it called into question the reliability of the report citing only Thailand’s failures and not recognizing its successes.
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Thai Government Cracking Down on Red Shirt Media

June 17, 2010

The Thai government will begin a crackdown on newspapers, radio stations, and web sites that support the Red Shirt movement. The government calls these media divisive and says they spread lies leading to much of the violence that occurred this last May.
While we are not supporters of censorship here at RSP the amount of rhetoric, [...]

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Aussie, Conor David Purcell, to Face Charges

June 16, 2010

One of the dumbest farangs in Thailand, Conor David Purcell, will soon have his day in court to hear charges that he violated the state of emergency by addressing protesters at the Ratchaprasong rallies. Purcell could face up to two years in prison if found guilty on all counts (including immigration violations).
We’re not sure what [...]

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Bail Denied for 11 Red Shirt Leaders

June 16, 2010

The Criminal Court of Thailand has denied bail requests for 11 Red Shirt leaders who are currently being detained on terrorism charges stemming from the recent anti-government Red Shirt Protests. The Court cited the risk that the suspects would flee and authorized that they be held another 12 days. If found guilty of the charges [...]

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New Cyber Crime Agency to Go After Critisism of Monarchy

June 16, 2010

The Thai cabinet recently approved the creation of a new cyber crime agency to go after websites that are critical of the Thai monarchy. The new agency, Bureau of Prevention and Eradication of Computer Crime, would go after websites and individuals who insult the Thai monarchy under existing lese majeste laws which can result in [...]

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Thai Special Envoy Kiat Sitthiamorn Has Stong Words for Thaksin

June 16, 2010

Thai Special Envoy Kiat Sitthiamorn says that if Thaksin really, really believes he’s innocent he should come back and fight the charges in a court of law instead of living in exile.

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