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By Yan Naing Aung Thailand’s Constitutional Court on August 7th dissolved the Move Forward Party, the progressive group that won the most seats in last year’s election, over its proposal to amend the country’s strict lese-majeste law, according to a report byDW News. The party’s charismatic leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, and other senior officials were also banned from politics for a decade. The court ruled that Move Forward’s stance on the law, which protects the monarchy from criticism, constituted a threat to the monarchy. The party had previously dropped the proposal after facing intense press…

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