American Is Arrested in Thailand on Charges of Criticizing Royalty

The US government being alarmed at such actions is "interesting" in light of arrests of valid visa holders and green card holders in the US for freedom of speech issues.

Also here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43619571

You have to be some kind of idiot to mouth off about royalty in Thailand. It’s well known for its policies on that.

This has ALWAYS been the case in Thailand.

You do not criticize the monarchy.