The metropolitan police will remain on the offense in dealing with hard core “Talugas” protesters at Bangkok’s Din Daeng intersection, by preventing them from gathering, said Pol Maj-Gen Jirasant Kaewsang-ek, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Pol…
Day: October 8, 2021
Protest leader Benja Apan held on remand after court rejects her bail request
One of the leaders of the anti-establishment “United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration” group, 22-year-old Benja Apan, was taken to the Central Women’s Correctional Institute this afternoon (Friday), to be held on remand on lèse majesté and several …
Thai Civil Court rejects plea to suspend public gathering restrictions
The Thai Civil Court today (Friday) dismissed a plea for restrictions on public gatherings to be lifted, submitted by Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) and two Ratsadon anti-establishment protesters.In the petition, the trio, including two who are fa…
Almost 100 global platforms ready to pay e-tax
Amid a sharp decline in tax collections due to COVID-19, Thailand’s newly levied e-service tax has emerged as a welcome source of revenue for the exchequer.The 7 percent value-added tax on non-resident electronic platforms selling services to customers…