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THAILAND CONTINUES TO CRACK DOWN ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH

The Thai military government in its continued strategy to cover up matters it does not want the public to know about, not least of which are its hands in the till style government while supposedly clamping down on corruption, continues to clamp down on freedom of expression. Its rather humourless leader General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who […]

ACCUSED SEX TRAFFICKER TO HELP THAILAND’S INTERNATIONAL IMAGE

THAI DICTATOR HOPES FOR GOOD PUBLICITY FROM ACTOR STEVEN SEAGALL I have been having a little hibernation organising my files and doing some private writing. However recent pictures of Hollywood B movie actor Steven Seagal posing with Thailand’s dictator General Prayuth Chan-Ocha caused a retching moment. It’s not that I can stand the sight of […]

TICK BOX ‘A’ FOR THE TRUTH. BOX’ B’ FOR ECONOMIC WITH THE TRUTH AND BOX ‘C’ FOR ‘GOVERNMENT STATEMENT’

THAI GOVERNMENT LIED TO THE UNITED NATIONS – SHOCK? The Thai Government lied to the United Nations when it presented its case earlier this month to answer allegations of human rights abuses for the UN Periodical Review, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. TLHR did not use the word lie. They preferred to say […]

Cartoonist ‘Stephff’ – who baited Thailand’s military government – gets the boot (updated)

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST AS THAI GOVT CONTINUES PULLING PAPERS OF JOURNALISTS Sad news today that Thailand’s best cartoonist – in the English language press – Stephff – has had his request for visa and work permit removed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stephff – real name Stephane Peray – kept us entertained […]

‘BAD MILITARY AND POLICE CONTROLLED HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THAILAND’

CREDIBILITY OF THAILAND’S MILITARY GOVERNMENT – DESTROYED AT A SINGLE STROKE A Thai General has revealed the sham of Thailand’s so called investigation into human trafficking after he fled to Australia to seek political asylum. Major General Paween Pongsirin the man appointed to conduct an investigation into the trafficking of Rohingyas from Burma after an […]

THE KOH TAO MURDERS – HOW CAN THE COUNTRY PROGRESS IF IT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE TRUTH

‘KOH TAO MURDERS’ ‘LET BRITISH POLICE CHECK THE DNA’ ‘HOW COME POLICE DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE DRUGS’ ‘HOW CAN YOU SOLVE THE COUNTRY’S PROBLEMS IF YOU WON’T ACCEPT THE TRUTH AND END HYPOCRICY’  Sondhi Limthongkul A  TV review by ‘The Weapon’. For foreigners in Thailand who have not quite grasped the language a poster to […]

THAI MILITARY COUP CONFIRMED – POLITICIANS DETAINED

FEUDING POLITICIANS BUNDLED OFF TO BARRACKS CURFEW ANNOUNCED – SCHOOLS SHUT TV STATIONS FORCED TO STOP PROGRAMMING  YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA ORDERED TO SURRENDER WESTERN MEDIA ‘SCAVENGERS!’ Thai Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha today confirmed that Thailand was now the subject of a military coup after bundling off bickering politicians and protesters to an army barracks where […]

TANKS TO ROLL IN ‘OPERATION BANGKOK SHUTDOWN’

From Andrew Drummond, Bangkok, Pic: news.cn Thailand was today in fear of a military coup today after its Army Commander in Chief announced that he was bringing tanks into the capital for ‘Children’s Day’. Then after police announced there  would be no Children’s Day in Bangkok this year as the city was ‘under seige’ the […]