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Thailand's prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered relevant agencies to help the wounded and open an investigation into the event. [36] The Hanuman Crime Suppression Division and Arintaraj 26 units were present at the scene after the attack. [37] Prayut visited Nong Bua Lamphu on 7 October to visit survivors and victims' families. [38]
Arnon Nampa (Thai: อานนท์ นำภา; RTGS: Anon Nampha, also spelled Anon Numpa; born August 18, 1984) is a Thai human rights lawyer and activist known for his critical stance on the monarchy of Thailand, a subject that is highly controversial in the country. [1] Originally celebrated as a leading human rights defender, Nampa’s ...
Third wave (February 2021 – April 2021) Protestors took a break in December 2020 and January 2021 as Thailand was hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections during the pandemic. During the break from street protests, the movement continued to voice their opinions online, while prominent members faced legal battles.
Yingluck Shinawatra MPCh MWM (Thai: ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Yinglak Chinnawat, pronounced [jîŋ.lák tɕʰīn.nā.wát] ⓘ; born 21 June 1967) is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the 28th prime minister of Thailand following the 2011 election.
Thailand is a middle power in global affairs and a founding member of ASEAN. It has the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 23rd-largest in the world by PPP, and it ranks 91st by nominal GDP per capita. Thailand is classified as a newly industrialised economy, with manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism as leading sectors. [13] [14]
Netiporn Sanesangkhom was born on 8 August 1995. [12] She grew up in a law-focused family; her father was a judge, and her sister is a lawyer. [13] She attended Triam Udom Suksa Nomklao School, where she was a student council member.
General elections were held in Thailand on 24 March 2019. They were the first elections since the 2014 Thai coup d'état that installed coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister, and the first held in accordance with the 2017 constitution, which was drafted under the ruling military junta. The elections selected the five hundred ...
Jonathan Head. Jonathan Head is the South East Asia Correspondent for BBC News, the main newsgathering department of the BBC, and its 24-hour television news channels BBC World News and BBC News Channel, as well as the BBC's domestic television and radio channels and the BBC World Service. He was formerly the BBC Indonesia Correspondent, South ...