Jakrapob faces lese majeste charge

The Thai police announced today that they have enough evidence to put Jakrapob Penkair on trial for lese majeste. Jakrapob resigned from the cabinet in May, following criticism of a speech he gave last year.

If they're prepared to charge Jakrapob, they might as well charge the editor of Asia Weekly, too, because this week's issue asks "Is the monarchy put of the solution, or part of the problem?" and, for good measure, rehashes the rumours about the Crown Prince's "penchant for drugs, brothels and shady business deals". (The magazine is published in Hong Kong, though it's distributed in Thailand and throughout Asia.)