law, known as lèse-majesté, can bring a 15-year prison sentence.“ Thailand’s use of criminal

BANGKOK — The number 112 strikes fear in Thailand.... Section 112 has not been used to prosecute individuals for the past two years, according to legal scholars.... As of Wednesday afternoon, some of the leaders were unreachable, their phones having been turned off....

BANGKOK — A 16-year-old boy is facing possible jail time for parading down a makeshift catwalk in a crop top that evoked Thailand’s king.... Some were seized by security forces in the middle of the night and hauled to police stations.“ They look at the protesters as the enemy, ” said Tattep Ruangprapaikitseree, one of the rally organizers, referring to the government’s mounting legal campaign against democracy advocates.... Each charge is punishable by three to 15 years in prison....

Thailand’s pro-democracy leader has been suspended from parliament after military and royalist forces blocked him from becoming the country’s new prime minister. Pita Limjaroenrat, the charismatic leader of the reformist Move Forward party, won a surprise victory in the elections in May after galvanising young and urban voters fed up with the status quo after almost a decade of army-backed rule. But conservative senators and the court system blocked Mr Pita’s prime ministerial bid on Wednesday,

The minister gave Facebook until Tuesday to restrict access to the group or pay a relatively small fine. Facebook condemned the government’s request on Tuesday and said it would ask a Thai court to revoke the order filed against the company’s Thailand operations.... Members of the urban middle class have been drawn to the demonstrations, with more than 10, 000 people gathering at Democracy Monument earlier this month.... The protesters have criticized the government and called for reforms to t

Gareth Southgate's squadwasnarrowly defeated byItalylast night, as the tense final ended up going to penalties after the teams tied on 1-1.... Italians have reveled in the success of their squad, with a daily sports newspaper even mocking the Queen as they celebrated winning the cup.La Gazzetta dello Sport said:" Football is coming home.... We believe in you, Gareth, and your incredible squad." On behalf of the entire nation, good luck, have a great game-and bring it home!...

An American man who lives in Thailand was unhappy that a resort hotel wanted to charge him a$ 15 corkage fee for bringing his own bottle of gin to the restaurant.... Unable to reach him or halt his posts on TripAdvisor, the resort filed a complaint with the Thai police under the country’s harsh defamation law.As a result, the guest, Wesley Barnes, was arrested this month and spent a weekend in jail.... If convicted of criminal defamation, he faces up to two years in prison.If the Sea View was

Protesters — many of them angry about vaccine mandates and coronavirus restrictions in Canada — threw small stones at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he boarded a campaign bus in Ontario on Monday. Trudeau later played down the incident, calling it “ no big deal.” Support our journalism.... ChevronRight It’s not the first time protester projectiles have hit Trudeau.... This was just days after he was “ milkshaked ” by a 32-year-old man who doused the British politician with a banana-and-salte

Prayuth to sign. Over the past 90 years, Thailand’s elected government has repeatedly been supplanted by military regimes — and in the case of the current administration, a ruling junta extended its power through a curtailed democratic process.... Prayuth, a retired general who has led Thailand’s government since he took power in a 2014 coup. The protesters are also calling for an overhaul of the 2017 Constitution that Mr.... Some also carried umbrellas, which have proven effective against tea

BANGKOK — The monsoonal showers did not stop them.... Some were later found with their abdomens stuffed with concrete.... “ Whoever spoke the truth about the monarchy was exiled or got murdered, ” Mr....