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In mid-September, Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a complaint of treason against the 10 Demands protest leaders. [318] [319] Right-wing groups and media quickly attacked the protesters from the royal motorcade incident on 14 October. [320] [321]
Human rights in Thailand have long been a contentious issue. The country was among the first to sign the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and seemed committed to upholding its stipulations; in practice, however, those in power have often abused the human rights of the Thai nation with impunity.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Saturday her new government will seek to stimulate the economy "right away" and will continue with the policies of former premier Srettha ...
On 4 April 2007, the Thai government blocked access to YouTube as a result of a video clip which showed "graffiti-like elements" crudely painted over a photograph slideshow of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. One part of that video juxtaposed pictures of feet over the king's image, a major taboo in a culture where feet are considered dirty and ...
Corruption in Thailand is a national issue. [1] Thai law provides criminal penalties for conviction of official corruption. Thailand's 2014 military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), stated that fighting corruption would be one of its main focus points, a common practice for military dictatorships following Thailand's frequent military coups.
Thailand's government — which wants 30% of the cars it produces to be electric by 2030 — sees Chinese investment as a crucial piece of the future of its auto industry, which now accounts for ...
This is a critical environmental problem for Thailand. [31] According to the Pollution Control Department, the agricultural sector is the largest polluter as the nation's farms discharged up to 39 million m 3 of wastewater per day in 2016. The industrial sector ranked second, discharging 17.8 million m 3 per day.
Top News was founded as Top TV in December 2020, before changing to its current name in 2021. At the time, they negotiated with a number of digital terrestrial television channels, but did not succeed, it was launched as a satellite television station in mid-January, and began broadcasting for the first time on 1 February 2021, broadcasting via ...