<p>Lt Gen Pongsakorn&nbsp;Rodchompoo, Deputy Leader of the Future Forward Party, will be prosecuted by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) for sharing a fake news item about Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, but he says his action was unintentional.</p>

<p>Yesterday (4&nbsp;March), the Election Commission (EC) accepted a petition filed by Srisuwan Janya&nbsp;against Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit for violating Section 73(5) of the 2017 organic law on the election of MPs.</p>

<p>Thailand scores 76th in the global ranking, falling 1 place from last year although its score did not change. In 2018, it fell 7 places from 2017.</p>

<p>The board of the state-owned broadcaster MCOT has removed TV host Orawan Choodee from the debate programme &quot;Election War &#39;19&quot; after she allowed 100 students attending the televised debate on 28 February to voice their opposition to the NCPO government&#39;s agenda.</p>

<p>Yesterday&nbsp;(26 February 2019), representatives of the People Go Network, led by Supaporn Malailoy from EnLAW Foundation, went to Parliament to deliver a petition, signed by 280 organizations, academics, lawyers and other individuals, calling for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to stop considering and passing new laws and to make way for the elected parliament.</p>

<p>On 25 February 2019, Pranee Danwattananusorn, wife of disappeared political exile Surachai Saedan, filed a report with&nbsp;Pol Lt Gen Suksawat Bua-in, Deputy Superintendent of Tha Uthen District Police Station, for her missing husband.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Thailand&rsquo;s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has passed 66 laws between 18 January and 8 February 2019, just before the election, according to iLaw.</p>

<p>Last Thursday (21 February 2019), Chiang Mai celebrated its first LGBT Pride festival since 2009, after the city&rsquo;s last Pride Parade was cancelled due to harassment from counter-protestors.</p>

<p>The six defendants in the Thai Federation protest case were called to court to hear charges of incitement, forming a secret society, and violating the Public Assembly Act.&nbsp;The six defendants denied all charges and chose to go to trial.</p>