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noddy wrote:http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... vokes-bail

Prosecutors say Mr Jatuporn's recent comments, aired on UDD-sponsored Peace TV and on YouTube clips, insulted the authorities.

After the ruling, officials from the Department of Corrections immediately took Mr Jatuporn to Bangkok Remand Prison. Mr Jatuporn had been spotted carrying a bag of his personal belongings upon his arrival at the court. He told reporters he had packed the bag in case he was jailed.

"I am also taking with me my sports shoes, but there are no socks definitely," he said, referring to the fate of land fraud suspect Thawatchai Anukul, who was found hanged by a pair of socks at Department of Special Investigation headquarters last month. His family suspects foul play.

i do prefer living in a country where i can quite naturally call my leadership incompetent corrupt cnuts and only gets nods of agreement.

Jimbo wrote:If what is being bandied about today in certain Thai informal outlets is based in fact, an astounding turn-of-events in the hoped-for elections may be proclaimed tomorrow. Are Thais perhaps able to emerge from the military yoke that has crippled the country? Stay tuned.

LUANG NUA, Thailand -- There is a band of young women, some without parents, others with alcoholic mothers and fathers jailed on drug charges, who have come down from the mountains of northern Thailand. Poverty rules there --and almost nobody can tell the difference between a stump and a wicket.

Yet these feisty, dedicated girls from ethnic minority hilltribes -- often denigrated by lowland Thais -- have emerged as national champions, repeatedly defeating teams from more privileged backgrounds in a rather unlikely sport -- cricket. Some have played in teams that have brought home gold medals from international competitions, and touched hearts throughout the country.

Cricket is an enduring legacy of British colonialism in large parts of Asia and elsewhere, but is not generally associated with Thailand, which avoided foreign colonization, even though the game was played in the country as early as 1890 by foreigners and Thais educated in Britain.

But the sport has grown rapidly in the country recent years, with 19 men's teams now playing in a national league. The Cricket Association of Thailand, the sport's national governing body, joined the 103-member International Cricket Council in 2005, and both men's and women's teams have taken part in ICC tournaments for national teams.

Apparently overcautious because of the virus, Vajiralongkorn flees for Germany.

Protestors are risking it all to take on the monarchy.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the fourth day with chants of “down with dictatorship” and “reform the monarchy.”