Bangkok (AFP) - The former leader of the toppled Thai ruling party on Tuesday launched the first official opposition group to the nation's new military regime, bidding to draw together dissidents within the country and outside its borders.
Jarupong Ruangsuwan, an ex-minister and wanted man in Thailand, said the newly-minted "Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy" (FT-HD) will press for the restoration of democratic rule.
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