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Thai court acquits a progressive political leader on charges of royal defamation

A Thai court has acquitted the leader of the Progressive Movement, of defaming the king and violating online laws

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Thanathorn cleared of royal insult over vaccine comments

The Criminal Court has acquitted Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of lese-majeste charges arising from comments he made criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement, ruling that his remarks targeted the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and not the monarchy.

Bangkok Post

Appeal Court also rejects Pannika's suit against Warong

The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Progressive Movement core member Pannika Wanich against Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom over remarks alleging misuse of public donations.

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Piyabutr defends Pita over media firm shares

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, a key Progressive Movement figure who is assisting the Move Forward Party's election campaign, on Thursday urged its supporters to fight all attempts to discredit Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader and sole prime ministerial candidate of the MFP, as well as any attempts to keep the party from winning…

Bangkok Post

MFP 'ready to work with Pheu Thai'

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is ready to work with the Pheu Thai Party after the coming election and has reiterated its determination not to join any coalition government that includes either Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha or Gen Prawit Wongsuwon.

Bangkok Post

Move Forward Party in Srisuwan's crosshairs

The Election Commission (EC) may be asked to rule on whether the involvement of the Progressive Movement's core figures in the Move Forward Party (MFP)'s campaign constitutes a violation of election campaign rules.

Bangkok Post

Pita-Piyabutr row over, for now

The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Thursday insisted the war of words between its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, was over.

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Protest post riles Iranians

The Iranian Embassy in Thailand dismissed a Twitter post by Progressive Movement chairman Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit, who recently took to the social media platform to urge his followers to voice their support for the anti-government protests in Iran.

Bangkok Post

Murdered politician buried upright in bizarre ritual upsetting Catholic Church

Luis Gerardo Vásquez Pimiento was the leader of Humane Colombia, formerly known as the Progressive Movement, a Colombian left-wing political movement and was buried upright in a shock move

Daily Mirror

Progressive Movement's charter amendment bill voted down

A constitutional amendment bill seeking to revise Chapter 14 of the charter to decentralise control of local administrative bodies was voted down in the first reading by a joint sitting of parliament on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Anti-govt trio to be prosecuted on sedition charges

The attorney-general has approved the prosecution on sedition charges of political figures Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and Pannikar Wanich.

Bangkok Post

Progressive Movement's charter amendment too radical, says senator

The constitutional amendment proposed by the Progressive Movement revising Chapter 14 of the constitution to dismantle state control of local administrative bodies is too radical and difficult to put into practice, senator Lertrat Rattanawanit said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Move Forward submits bill seeking elections for all governors

A constitutional amendment proposal seeking elections for provincial governors was submitted to parliament on Monday by the Progressive Movement and the Move Forward Party (MFP) as part of their administrative reforms campaign.

Bangkok Post

Piyabutr vows to fight lese majeste case

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul on Monday denied having committed lese majeste as he answered a charge laid against him at Dusit police station where he was given 30 days to gather evidence to counter the allegation

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Progressive firebrand set to hear lese majeste charge

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, is due to answer a charge of lese majeste at Dusit police station on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Court upholds suspended jail term for Pareena

The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court's ruling sentencing former Palang Pracharath Party MP Pareena Kraikupt to eight months in jail, suspended for two years, and a fine of 66,666 baht, in a defamation suit filed by Progressive Movement spokeswoman Pannika Wanich.

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Local leaders pledge to fight minor-party push to reform admin law in House

The pro-reform Progressive Movement is drumming up support for its campaign for constitutional amendments aimed at reforming clauses relating to decentralisation.

Bangkok Post

Local bodies no panacea

The Progressive Movement's leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, recently floated the idea of abolishing local administrative positions, which are appointed by the Interior Ministry, as their authorities overlap with those of members of local administrative bodies, which are elected by the people.

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Thanathorn would take axe to local posts

Critics have slammed Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for seeking charter amendments to scrap the positions of provincial governor, district chief as well as tambon and village heads.

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Thanathorn arraigned in court for lese majeste

The Criminal Court has accepted for trial a case filed by the prosecution against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, chairman of the Progressive Movement, charging him with committing lese majeste during his Facebook Live on Jan 18, 2021 criticising the government's Covid-19 vaccine procurement plan.

Bangkok Post

Thanathorn denies copying other artists' drawings

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Wednesday denied his auctioned drawings were copies of foreign artists' work, saying he was inspired by their works.

Bangkok Post

Thanathorn's painting NFTs sell for 3.3 milion baht

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has sold three of his paintings in a non-fungible token (NFT) auction for more than 3 million baht on Tuesday, with most of the proceeds going to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) group.

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