1976
Military burnt Sulak's bookshop and issued an order for his arrest
Fled the country and remained in exile for two years.
1984
Arrested & released in Bangkok on charges of criticizing the King (lese majeste) in his book “Unmasking Thai Society”.
Case was withdrawn after intervention by the King
1991
Charged with lese majeste after criticizing military government in a university lecture & forced into exile (returned 1992)
Won court case against the conviction in 1995
2008, November
Arrested for the 3rd time on lese majeste charges after a university lecture in Khon Kaen in December 2007