The legal case arose from his open support for Boonlert Buranupakorn, a candidate in the Chiang Mai election of the Regional Administrative Organisation during the polling campaign. In view of this, Mr. Boonlert who had previously served as chairman of the PAO in Chiang Mai was defeated by former Senator Pichai Lertpongadisorn was supported by the Pheu Thai Party and …

Student demonstrators who marched around the capital would keep from discussing the monarchy, or risk a national reaction, cautioned Jatuporn Prompan, United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) president. Talking to the National Reconciliation Committee in the House on Thursday, Mr Jatuporn said the students would not pull the monarchy into their activism. If they did, it would hinder the …