Thailand's anti-coup activist Sombat Boonngamanong has been formally charged with inciting unrest, violating the Computer Crime Act and defying the order of the military junta, Pol Col Prasopchoke Prommun said Thursday.
Thai army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan- ocha has asked demonstrators not to make a "three-finger" sign in public in protest of last month's coup, warning such gesture is against the martial rule.
The Thai authorities are seeking to have curfew lifted shortly for more tourist spots in the southern coastal region of the country.
Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan- ocha has been approved by the Thai monarch as head of the National Council for Peace and Order which has staged a military coup to oust an elected caretaker government last week.
The Thai military on Thursday staged a coup d'etat to overthrow an elected government and parliament and abolish the constitution following months of an unresolved political conflict.
The U.S. government expressed on Tuesday its concerns over Thailand's prolonged political crisis which might possibly lead to a military coup.
Thailand's massive anti-government protests might possibly end up in a fresh military coup shortly, according to noted scholar Pavin Chachavalpongpun at Kyoto University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
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