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without prior notice??? I don'[t believe it.. Everything in Thailand must look fine and good, so probably it was announced that someone came to check and everybody was at his best till he left... Than business as usual ....

A verdict for something 5 years ago. What did the court do all these years?? Justice in Thailand.. A fugitive comes home after 15 years .. should be in prison, but is so called in a hospital and get probably parole after 3 hours in prison, but using loudspeakers or as they throw everything in section 112 and see how big the punishments are. Seriously that section 112 is outdated and too strict. And of course a reason to blame Pita and Thanathorn, but a convicted from Australia is no problem in the Government. How low can they go........... Justice and democracy in Thailand...

probably he is afraid that if the 10k scheme is cancelled he will be charged with vote buying, which is in fact true too

another teen involved murder... A shortage of education and too much attention in the news.. Thailand like to copy so stop with broadcasting the clips they have made. Just mention what is goin on once and finish instead of showing the clip 10 times and talking about it for 30 minutes... the attention the more fame for the criminal

I know but that is no answer on my question... Normally the government propose and make laws, and the parties ruling and opposite discuss them and vote. But here everything seems to go first to another institution and than back with or without approval of the institution. If the institutions have so much power why need an elected Government?

Compare this case with a section 112 case..... Obvious the latter is far worse. And even the CC doesn't see that the punishment for section 112 are too severe for too little

Before the decision is made it will be probably 2026...Same sex marriage takes 2 decades too

I am wondering who is in charge in THailand.. We have a Government but they have to wait for the EC, CC, Senate and the NACC to make any decision. What is the use of a government than if everybody must have a say

Sounds nice but 40-50% are Thai tourists.....What is a definition of a tourist in Thailand?? Someone living in Thailand and sleep in another place for a few days? Than it is only domestic tourism and is no new money coming in the economy

You are so correct...... the invisibility and silence is the cause of the most problems now

THe CC should only check if the laws are properly used an confirm with the other laws. In this case, a law was made centuries ago as in many other countries to protect the monarch from insult and defamation. Other cultures and monarchies have also lese majestic laws, but they are upgraded and changed as times changes too. Everybody will change their phone, color of their house, a new car, without any meaning to destroy. Indeed the CC can rule that the law of 112 is meant to protect the monarch. However the problems about section 112 started when the Government used it to silence protesters, as they called that they felt be abandoned. So a clear update is very needed to prevent abuse of this section started with the Prayuth Government. But now the court has silenced everybody and that is not their job

Good ... I hope they had interesting conversations while they had their dinner... about the next elections, or how to bring down the Government

no need to amend, just write a totally new one..With a military coup they destroy the existing one every time, so now time to write a new good one, that can't be destroyed, as in the US, and many other countries..

It is the voice of the ones really in charge of the country...

Critics can not be done in Thailand.. another example after hotels, restaurants now the airline is complaining... The customer should look for alternatives and boycot this kind of childish behaviour...

Do you live in Thailand?

On short term yes, but the new petitions filed to the EC it could turn otherwise... and with a possibility with tanks in the streets again, I think the best way to do now is leave MFP untouched and everything would be fine

There is spend to much time already on all kind of non issues.. Enter the 21st century accept that laws can change, accept that there is opposition, Look over the land borders where other monarchies have the same lese majesty laws band how they deal with it and how the deal with opposition parties and election result and become a real democracy, instead of a pretending one

The common people are not allowed in The Government only for the elite and army fans... A good new example again. Move Forward the winner of the most votes was prevented to deliver the PM. Mr Pita was cleared form the mediashares, probably they knew already the verdict of yesterday and are hoping he will be banned for 10 years or longer and the party being dissolved. CC saved face and with new protests coming the army has a reason for a new coup.. Poor Thailand.. being hold back by such a leaders

Will this man never stop?? Who start to investigate him and surely they find things how he get his wealth or is paid for all this crap

I agree, but it was never so bad as the last years...and the tourism going back already for years and first they had the Chinese coming in, but now they don't come anymore in big numbers, and there is no is/was no investment in the tourism industry Thailand has lost a lot of its charm.

Compare the number of tourists when the THB was 40/45 for a euro, If a tourist want to have a beer at 15.00 as that is not abnormal, it is not allowed. In other countries they can order a beer whenever they want...Holiday is meant for relaxing, and if I want to vape I should not be fined.. Apparently you never went abroad and saw how relaxed your holiday is.. Go to Spain, France, Greece Turkey Vietnam or Singapore.. They don't have these laws. People look what fits best in what they want in their holiday and being bound several restrictions...And not so many tourists are going on holiday for 60 or 90 days... People have to work too

of course the interest rate should be cut. The Government wants a loan and the interest they have to pay will be too high.. so cut the interest rate easy to borrow the 500 billion for the 10k scheme

There is no point in more laws.. Start with serious enforcement of the existing ones.. Never checked if I have a driverslicense Never checked my lights, Never checked if I have been drinking. Only the sticker of the taxpayment and of you go

Same as the Koh Tao murders??? they had to confess too.. I know how the police in Thailand interrogate you, so a confession could be forced.. But if he has done it he is stupid, as he did not flee