<p dir="ltr">The late King’s speech made shortly after the 6 October 1976 massacre is used as a prelude to the new 9-minute long Royal Anthem video. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p dir="ltr">In a landmark case for media, a Thai court has dismissed a criminal defamation case filed against the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) and four media workers for airing a program on environment impacts of the gold mining industry.</p> <p dir="ltr">On 16 November 2016, the Bangkok Criminal Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Tungkam Co. Ltd against Thai PBS and four of its current and previous employees. Tungkam is a gold mining company operating in Wang Saphung District of the northeastern Loei Province.</p>

<p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Updated</strong>: According to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), the Military Court of Bangkok on 16 November 2016 has denied the bail request for Bundit Aneeya. He will be detained in Bangkok Remand Prison for the first custody period from 16-29 November 2016 with the possibility of the custody permission being renewed. </em></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Updated2: on 17 November, Bangkok Military Court granted bail for Bundit with 400,000 baht in cash as surety. &nbsp;</em></p>

<div> <div>A fraudster has been arrested for lèse majesté after deceiving villagers into thinking she was a volunteer nurse under one of the late King’s royal projects.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 11 November 2016, police officers in Nakhon Sawan Province arrested Wandi Laikhlaidok, 48, for defamation, fraud and lèse majesté. </div></div>

<div> <div>A court has dismissed defamation charges filed by a gold mining company against local activists, ruling that the defendants deserve the right to reveal useful information to the public.&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/26774976615_16c5597e79_o_d.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 480px;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>On 9 November 2016, the Bangkok Criminal Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by Akara Resources Public Company Ltd against Somlak Hutanuwat and Thanyarat Si </div></div>

<div> <div>The leader of Thailand’s junta has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on being elected, saying the junta would accept anyone elected by the people.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 9 November 2016, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, Thailand’s Prime Minister, said the Thai government would have accepted whoever emerged as victor in the 2016 US election since either would have had the mandate of the people, <a href="http://www.tnamcot.com/content/591450">reported</a> the Thai News Agency.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Prayut heads Thailand’s junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (N </div></div>

<p dir="ltr">A military prosecutor in Isaan, Thailand’s northeast, has indicted 20 villagers accused of breaking the junta’s ban on political gatherings.</p>

<div> <div>In the long run, Donald Trump’s protectionist policies may put an end to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, resulting in what could be a huge drop in Thai exports, says Thailand’s Commerce Minister.</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a.000.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 377px;" /></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>On 9 November 2016, Apiradi Tantraporn, Thailand’s Minister of Commerce, congratulated the new US President-elect Donald J. Trump on his victory. </div></div>

<p dir="ltr">The chairman of the junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) has given a green light to raising the salary of government and parliament members, saying the plan will retain ‘good people’ in politics. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">On 9 November 2016, Meechai Ruchuphan, Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), expressed approval for a proposal from the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) to increase the salary of the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, and members of parliament. &nbsp;</p>

<div> <div>Despite permission from the local military, a Thai university has barred Amnesty International (AI) from showing a documentary about racial persecution in Africa, citing inappropriate timing. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 9 November, the Deputy Dean of Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences cancelled a film show by AI featuring “White Shadow,” a documentary about the persecution of albinos in East Africa. </div></div>

<p>The Royal Thai Police have announced that they are now working on 194 lèse majesté cases.</p> <p>On 9 November 2016, Pol Maj Gen Songphon Wattanachai, Deputy Spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), announced that the police have documented 194 alleged violations of Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lèse majesté law.</p> <p>The officer added that 10 persons have already been arrested while the authorities are now trying to arrest 17 more.</p>

<p>The Supreme Court has sentenced a pro-democracy lecturer from Thammasat University to one month imprisonment for contempt of court.</p> <p>On 8 November 2016, the Civil Court on Ratchadapisek Rd., Bangkok, read the verdict of the Supreme Court, sentencing Sudsa-nguan Sutheesorn, a lecturer at the Social Administration Faculty of Thammasat University, to one month imprisonment without suspension of the jail term. The Supreme Court confirmed the verdict of the Court of First Instance.</p>