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THAI ROYALTY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2020
Focused on Thai king, protesters vow to persist even if PM quits
Even if Prayut Chan-ocha steps down, protesters say they aren't going anywhere until the political system engineered by the royalist elite is also gone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020
Germany warns of ‘consequences’ if Thai king breached law
Demonstrators are questioning the king's legal status in the European country and asking Germany to probe whether he has exercised royal authority during his time there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2020
Turning point in Thailand: Queen's brush with protest
Many Thais have questioned why the queen was on that road at that time, and have challenged the severity of the government's reaction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2020
How Thai protesters are using emoticons to stay ahead of police
Social media platforms have emerged as the backbone of the youth-led movement posing an unprecedented challenge to Thailand's royal establishment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2020
Thailand steps up response as anti-government protests escalate
Protesters were forcibly dispersed and two of the movement's participants were charged with violating an obscure law against endangering the royal family.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2020
Thai protesters defy emergency decree and plan to keep gathering
Anti-government protesters plan to defy a ban on gatherings in Thailand’s capital for a third day and hold rallies across the nation, escalating a three-month old movement in support of monarchy reform and greater democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020
As motorcade rolls by, Thai royals glimpse the people’s discontent
For months, pro-democracy protesters have gathered to call for reforms to the monarchy and military, institutions that have dominated Thailand for decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2020
Thai protesters critical of monarchy to stage largest event yet
Thai protest leaders are planning the biggest gathering since the 2014 military coup, as they seek to build momentum in monthslong demonstrations for greater democracy and reform of the country’s powerful monarchy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2020
‘Illegal thoughts’: How some exiled critics of Thai king are fueling a revolt
Protesters say writings and social media posts by the critics, including a Kyoto University professor, have helped to loosen the taboo on questioning the monarchy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2020
Facebook blocks group of 1 million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure
Facebook blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that has criticized the country's king, but said it was planning a legal challenge to the government's demand that it block the group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2020
Thai police seek protesters who urged change to monarchy
Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for six activists who took part in a demonstration at which students issued a 10-point call for reform of the monarchy last week, police said on Wednesday as students called more protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 17, 2020
Thousands protest in Bangkok against government and monarchy
The protests are breaking deeply entrenched taboos in Thailand, where openly criticizing the monarch can lead to long jail sentences and worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020
Thailand’s dilemma: Silence students or allow criticism of the monarchy
It’s long been the case in Thailand that every conversation about the monarchy requires an extra level of alertness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2020
Testing royal taboos: Inside Thailand's new youth protests
Street protesters have not previously sought changes to the monarchy, which the constitution says must be held 'in a position of revered worship.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2019
Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the royal palace and interviews with trainees and organizers.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2019
Three Thais accused of insulting monarchy have disappeared, rights groups say
Three Thai activists facing charges of insulting the monarchy have disappeared after reportedly being arrested in Vietnam, rights groups said on Friday, months after two exiled critics of the military and monarchy turned up dead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2016
Thailand 'making preparations' for Dec. 1 succession
Thailand is making preparations for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to ascend the throne Dec. 1, two senior military sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2016
Thai Crown set to pass to prince less revered than his father
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been anointed Thailand's next monarch following his father's death, an elevation that would see him become the 10th king in the Chakri Dynasty and inherit control of a fortune that runs to the tens of billions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2016
Thailand frees prominent activist after eight years behind bars over royal insult
Thailand has freed a political activist after eight years in jail for insulting the country's widely revered monarchy under its draconian royal defamation laws.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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