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  • Thailand NewsProgressive Movement’s senate bid: Triumph or tragedy?

    Progressive Movement’s senate bid: Triumph or tragedy?

    In a last-ditch effort to reshape Thailand’s political landscape, the Progressive Movement’s campaign to secure one-third of Senate seats and amend the junta-drafted 2017 Constitution is faltering as the election reaches its climax. Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit kicked off the campaign in April with a bold goal: securing 70 People’s Senators in the 200-member upper house. However, the initial…

  • Thailand NewsOpposition leader Thanathorn indicted for lèse majestĂ©, says he’s political target

    Opposition leader Thanathorn indicted for lèse majestĂ©, says he’s political target

    Public prosecutors in Thailand have indicted Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on a lèse majestĂ© charge and for violating the Computer Crime Act on Monday. The charges centre on remarks he made during a livestream talk he gave last year, in which he discussed the government’s procurement of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and allegedly casting indirect suspicion on His Majesty the…

  • Covid-19 NewsDespite social media rumours, PM Prayut denies having Covid-19

    Despite social media rumours, PM Prayut denies having Covid-19

    Don’t believe the hype! A government spokesperson responded to rumours by denying that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has become infected with Covid-19. The rumours have been swirling around on Thai social media that the prime minister has the Coronavirus. The spokesperson for the government emphatically denied the online claims and confirmed that the PM Prayut is in perfect health with no…

  • Politics NewsPM Prayut approves panel to evaluate Section 112 cases

    PM Prayut approves panel to evaluate Section 112 cases

    While many protest and fight for repeal or reform of Thailand’s harsh lèse majestĂ© laws – also known as Section 112 – PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has agreed to a plan proposed by the pro-monarchy KLA Party to convene a panel to review all complaints filed before proceeding with charges. The panel will be made up of experts who would evaluate…

  • Politics NewsProsecutors to decide Thanathorn’s fate on November 4 following vaccine comments

    Prosecutors to decide Thanathorn’s fate on November 4 following vaccine comments

    On November 4, prosecutors will decide whether or not to indict Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over comments he made about Thailand’s AstraZeneca technology-transfer deal. At the start of the year, the founder of the Progressive Movement criticised the government for being overly-reliant on Siam Bioscience for Covid-19 vaccines. The Bangkok Post reports that Thanathorn faces charges of violating Thailand’s defamation law and…

  • Covid-19 NewsThanathorn suggests 4 changes to government’s handling of pandemic

    Thanathorn suggests 4 changes to government’s handling of pandemic

    The former leader of a now-disbanded opposition party has suggested 4 ways the government could improve its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former leader of the Future Forward Party, and now chairman of the Progressive Movement, has posted his suggestions on the group’s Facebook page. According to a Bangkok Post report, the suggestions relate to the…

  • Thailand NewsThai court orders opposition leader to take down videos criticising Covid-19 vaccine plan

    Thai court orders opposition leader to take down videos criticising Covid-19 vaccine plan

    Thailand’s Criminal Court is ordering one of the government’s biggest critics to take down videos on YouTube and Facebook where he says the government’s Covid-19 vaccine plan lacks transparency and unfairly favours a company owned by HM the King. The government is also accusing Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the Progressive Movement, of violating the draconian lèse majestĂ© law which carries…

  • Politics NewsThanathorn, other former Future Forward Party officials, are facing criminal charges

    Thanathorn, other former Future Forward Party officials, are facing criminal charges

    16 people from the dissolved Future Forward Party, including the former leader Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit, could face criminal charges pressed by the Election Commission for a large donation that exceeds the maximum allowed under the Political Parties Act. The timing of the politically-charged legal action coincides with a peak of anti-government protest activity. The 191 million baht loan, which exceeds the…

  • Politics NewsNew ‘Progressive Movement’ party plans to take on local elections

    New ‘Progressive Movement’ party plans to take on local elections

    Thailand’s elections may look a bit different as some candidates, who normally campaign in local elections, are banding together to form a new ‘Progressive Movement.’ The move comes despite the Constitutional Court banning its founder, Thanathorn Juangroogruangkit, along with other executives, for 10 years after being involved with the Future Forward Party that was disbanded earlier this year. The banning…