<p>Two monarchy reform activists have had their bail revoked yesterday (9 January) after the Criminal Court ruled that they had violated their bail conditions by joining an anti-government protest during the APEC summit in November 2022.</p>

<p>Video clips released on social media show&nbsp;the crowd booing&nbsp;as the Thai royal anthem played on stage and the words &quot;Please pay your respects to His Majesty the King&quot; appeared on the screen before the Blackpink World Tour kicked off in Bangkok.</p>

<p>According to a <a href="https://www.royaloffice.th/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2566-01-07.pdf">statement</a> from the Bureau of the Royal Household released last night (7 January), Princess Bajrakitiyabha, King Vajiralongkorn&#39;s oldest child, remains unconscious after she was hospitalized on 14 December 2021.</p>

<p>A parliamentary hearing into a police crackdown on an anti-government protest in November that left dozens wounded was adjourned without any progress on Wednesday because police commanders failed to show up.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) faces public outrage for commissioning a private company to build a 1 million USD sign to change the name of its central station. An investigation is underway and suspicious dealings have been questioned.</p>

<p>Two high school students were detained for over 6 hours yesterday (27 December) for flashing three-finger salutes&nbsp;</p><p>at an intersection on a road that was closed ahead of King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida&rsquo;s royal motorcade, while a food delivery driver said he faced police surveillance during the King and Queen&#39;s visit to the province.</p>

<p>A student group at Chiang Mai University&rsquo;s Faculty of Law has decided to cancel a board game night, during which they planned to play the card game &ldquo;Patani Colonial Territory,&rdquo; due to concerns caused by a visit from an officer of unknown affiliation.</p>

<p>Year-end festivities may go ahead as planned, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Interior has said, <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/10155">after several government agencies cancelled their New Year celebrations, seemingly due to concerns over the conditions of Princess Bajrakitiyabha</a>, the King&rsquo;s oldest daughter, who remains in hospital.</p>

<p>The Nonthaburi Juvenile and Family Court has found 19-year-old activist Thanakorn (last name withheld) guilty of royal defamation for giving a speech criticizing the monarchy during a protest on 10 September 2020.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A new report published by the human rights group ARTICLE 19 has found that the Thai government&rsquo;s treatment of pro-democracy protesters violated their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including by exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to enact repressive emergency measures and using the royal defamation law against protesters.</p>

<p>A Ramkhamhaeng University student has been sentenced to prison on royal defamation charges for allegedly sharing Facebook posts containing misinformation about the King&rsquo;s health and is currently detained at Bangkok Remand Prison while his bail request is forwarded to the Appeal Court.</p>

<p>Students at Mahasarakham University attempted to protest during the university&rsquo;s graduation event, before being stopped by police and military officers, one of whom pushed a student into a nearby pond.</p>