Phumtham denies selecting only pro-government media for his China trip to check on 40 deported Uyghurs, dismissing criticism from opposition MP Rangsiman Rome.

Rangsiman Rome, a noted activist from the New Democracy Movement (NDM), was taken in by police on Sunday with an “unseen” arrest warrant. His arrest comes a day before he was due to ask the junta government to disclose details of the controversial Thai-Chinese rail project.