By Prachatai |
<p>On the night of 5 June, as MPs and senators were called up one by one to cast their vote to choose a Prime Minister, Bhumjaithai’s Sisaket MP Siripong Angkasakulkiat chose to abstain from voting rather than following his party whip and vote for Gen Prayut. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A group of students, along with two Chinese refugees, held a gathering in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday (4 June) in memory of the 4 June 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A number of Future Forward MPs revealed in a press conference today that they have been offered 30 – 120 million baht each to vote for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as Prime Minister.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>On the 58th anniversary of the execution of Khrong Chandawong by Sarit Thanarat under Section 17 of the constitution of the time, the quote “Dictatorship shall fall, democracy shall prosper” still hasn’t died away and is still used to fight against Gen Prayut’s junta; many still use this quote to protest, and have been prosecuted. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A George Orwell fever has swept over the Thai internet after it was reported on Wednesday (29 May) that the Prime Minister recommended Orwell’s <em>Animal Farm</em>, because it is “a good book which has a lot of good lessons on living.”</p>