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By Prachatai |
<p>After five hours of an extensive police search &mdash;including teams of patrol officers, investigation officers and vehicle theft prevention and suppression officers &nbsp;&mdash; a missing royal dog was found at the viewpoint at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Pizza is unquestionably one of the best things ever happened to mankind. A form of it has been around since ancient times, and it is considered a crime for a person to say &ldquo;I hate pizza.&rdquo; But in Thailand, it is okay to say that. It means you do not want to be in jail for 15 years or longer because &lsquo;pizza&rsquo; in Thai is also a political slang term for the lèse majesté law.&nbsp;</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>People gathered in Bangkok to commemorate the World Refugee Day, 20 June, raising the issue of the recent disappearance case of an exiled Thai activist in Phnom Penh.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The hashtag #saveโรม (#saveRome) trended on Friday (19 June) morning to protect Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome against threats related to enforced disappearances.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Prime Minister plans to ask various sectors to propose a plan for the country to move forward and to improve citizens&rsquo; lives in the coming weeks.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A Nurses Union of Thailand report finds that many public health officials want to resign ahead of retirement age as heavy workloads burden them with cancer, diabetes and hypertension, leading to early death.</p>
By Pattanun Arunpreechawat |
<p>Mural paintings of Mae Sitang Buathong, Prawit Wongsuwan and Prayut Chan-o-cha have become a controversy after the National Office of Buddhism and Tewan Liptapallop, Minister attached to the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office, declared that the paintings are inappropriate and should be erased. Tewan also ordered the National Office of Buddhism to uncover any paintings with hidden political messages in temples across the country.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has claimed that HM the King asked for no prosecutions under Article 112 of the Criminal Code. However, other laws and extra-legal means have been used to stop anti-monarchy speech.</p>
By Chatchai Mongkol |
<p>Human rights activists, legal experts and politicians are demanding laws to protect citizens from enforced disappearance while calling on the Thai and Cambodian governments to show responsibility for the disappearance of Thai dissident Wanchalearm Satsaksit.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Six people who participated in the demonstration in front of the Cambodian Embassy last Monday (8 June) to call for the authorities to address the disappearance of activist in exile <a href="https://prachatai.com/english/node/8561">Wanchalearm Satsaksit</a> have been summoned by the police on Emergency Decree charges, said <a href="https://www.tlhr2014.com/?p=18477&amp;fbclid=IwAR1y3R-g4OcSqZjiET8QYgqmSsp1fvTljo5XtvhuqVSDzoew_ixam0y-zQM">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)</a>.</p>
<p>The Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration with the PM at its helm decided to lift the 11 pm &ndash; 3 am curfew. Many businesses are also allowed to resume, with protection measures and social distancing, on 15 June. Border controls rermain in place.</p>
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