Posting and Sharing Online in Thailand: What Visitors Should Know
What Thailand’s computer-crime law means for sharing, translating and reposting claims online, with practical precautions for visitors.
PAD on the march as Thaksin lands in Cambodia
One thing you can say about Thaksin is that he knows how to play on people’s feelings. After been appointed to economic adviser to the Khmer government he made some remarks regarding the people around the King Of Thailand. He later took those remarks back but the damage was already done. The PAD (yellow shirts…
Thaksin supporter got 18 years for criticizing the Thai King
A Thaksin supporter and public speeches on red shirt rallies the famous “da torperdo” go 18 years in prison today. She did not show any remorse about her crime but simple say she did not want to harm the Thai Monarchy but wanted to change to something like England or Japan. Amnesty international have been…
Thai forum owner arrested for Les majeste
The Thai police are really enforcing the les majeste laws in Thailand right now. Last person to be arrested is a woman that was the owner of a Thai forum. According to the police there was ales majeste “crime” on her forum for 20 days. She has not posted the remark just some user that…
Australian Harry Nicolaides is free
Australian Harry Nicolaides is free, he was given a royal pardon and has now landed back home. The father of Harry Nicolaides is very pleased. Harry Nicolaides spent a total of five and half month in prison in Thailand. He was convicted after writing a book that mentioned a crown prince.
Australian Harry Nicolaides can get pardon
Australian Harry Nicolaides how got 3 years for writing a book. The book insulted the King in Thailand. Now he might get an pardon in Thailand. Bangkok prison authorities submitted a request for a royal pardon for Australian Harry Nicolaides, who is serving a three-year prison sentence for lese majeste, officials confirmed Tuesday. “We very…
Chulalongkorn University political scientist left Thailand
Chulalongkorn University political scientist Ji Ungparkorn left Thailand for the UK over the weekend to escape the charges of lese majeste. He had written a book that broke a number of les majeste laws and he also used a banned book as evidence to back it up. Ji said to a number of close friends…
Harry Nicolaides got 3 years in Thai prison
The “author” we wrote about a few weeks before Mr Harry Nicolaides from Australia got 3 years in prison in Thailand. The book that was published and sold in 7 copies offended His Majesty the King of Thailand. Harry Nicolaides broke the lese majesty rule in Thailand and wrote about the royal family in Thailand.…