`` Life in Thailand is growing more absurd by the day , '' rights advocate says . Some detained students sign agreement . The Bangkok Post reports that a Thai man who was beaten to death for allegedly stealing money from his employer has been identified as an American citizen named Michael James Smith. after students taken away . Several students around Thailand detained after flashing `` Hunger Games '' salute . Official says Thailand 's military government has been `` very lenient '' toward activists .
`` Life in Thailand is growing more absurd by the day , '' rights advocate says . The Bangkok Post reports that a Thai man who was beaten to death for allegedly stealing money from his employer has been identified as an American citizen named Michael James Smith. after students taken away . Several students around Thailand detained after flashing `` Hunger Games '' salute . Official says Thailand 's military government has been `` very lenient '' toward activists .