<div>After launching a monitoring centre to suppress online lèse majesté content, the Thai Army has developed intensive courses for its staff that cover basic hacking skills and cyber security.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 8 November 2016, the Royal Thai Army <a href="http://On 8 November 2016, the Royal Thai Army published its cyber security course schedule. The courses aim to train staff at the Army Cyber Centre, established a week earlier to suppress online lèse majesté content, in modern cyber threats and how to prevent them.</p> </a></div>

<p dir="ltr">Parents of a suspect who died while in custody have filed a lawsuit against the Royal Thai Police,&nbsp;alleging that their son was tortured to death.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a long-time labour activist turned lèse majesté suspect, will be the first non-Korean activist to be awarded a prestigious prize by Korean trade unions.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has announced it will award Somyot Prueksakasemsuk with the Jeon Tae-il Labour Prize to recognise his dedication to labour rights, <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1128777/somyot-wins-prestigious-korean-trade-union-award">the Bangkok Post reported</a>.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The Chiang Rai Military Court has for the third time denied bail to a man accused of lèse majesté for posting images of the Thai Crown Prince.</p> <p dir="ltr">On 3 November 2016, the Military Court of the northern province of Chiang Rai granted police permission to continue to detain Sarawut (surname withheld due to privacy concerns), a 32-year-old optometrist, the <a href="http://www.tlhr2014.com/th/?p=2672">Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) reported</a>.</p>

<div>Winter is coming but a school in the northeastern province of Buriram has banned colourful coats during Thailand’s mourning period.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 3 November 2016, Somsak Taemsoaksoong, the principal of Nangrong School announced in an assembly that only black, grey and white coats were allowed and colourful coats would be confiscated, <a href="http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2016/11/03/buriram-school-seizes-students-colorful-winter-jackets/">reported</a> Khaosod English.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“Government officials [like our school staff] have to wear black for </div>

<div>Police officers have beaten a gambler to death in the middle of a residential area. The officers disappeared after the killing, according to a witness.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 3 November 2016, police officers from Sutthisan Police Station raided an illegal gambling house in Bangkok and beat Don Daengchantip, 34, to death,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.manager.co.th/Crime/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9590000109853">reported</a> Manager Online.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The gambling house is located in a high density area of Rungrueang. </div>

<div>To prevent politicians from committing severe corruption, the death penalty will be enshrined in an organic law of the junta-backed draft charter.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 2 November 2016, Meechai Ruchuphan, the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), announced the CDC has been drafting the organic law for political parties — one of the most crucial laws of the junta-sponsored draft charter, <a href="http://news.voicetv.co.th/thailand/427947.html">reported</a> Voice TV. </div>

<div dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">The Thai Supreme Court has dismissed a criminal defamation charge against a well-known British labour rights advocate, who was sued by a Thai canned fruit company for voicing labour abuse.</p> <p dir="ltr">On 4 November 2016, the Supreme Court dismissed a criminal defamation case against Andy Hall, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BBCThai/photos/a.1527194487501586.1073741828.1526071940947174/1842534709300894/?type=3&amp;theater">BBC Thai reported</a>.</p> </div>

<p dir="ltr">After tasking the Army Cyber Centre with a lèse majesté hunt, the Thai government has claimed it has blocked about 900 URLs with content deemed insulting to the Thai Monarchy or threatening to national security.</p> <p dir="ltr">On 2 October 2016, ACM Prajin Janthong, a deputy minister and caretaker Minister for Digital Economy and Society (DE), said that so far the centre has blocked 200 URLs with content allegedly violating Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lèse majesté law, in accordance with the junta’s order.</p>

<div>A military court has indicted a man for allegedly participating in a campaign against the junta-backed draft charter in late June despite the fact that he merely observed the campaign. He was later released on bail without condition.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 1 November 2016, Rackchart Wong-arthichart was indicted for violating NCPO Order No. 3/2015, the junta’s ban on political gatherings of five or more persons, and the controversial Referendum Act. </div>

<div>Thailand’s draft constitution will be sent for royal approval on 9 November. The King will have 90 days to revise it before approval.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On 1 November 2016, junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha announced that the deadline for Thailand’s draft constitution to be ready for the King to sign is 9 November. </div>

<p dir="ltr">Social media was abuzz is Wednesday after an ultra-royalist threatened on Monday to destroy the 1932 Revolution plaque located next to Rama V’s equestrian statue.</p>