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A file photo of Anutin Charnvirakul.

Anutin Won’t Say Why He Withdrew Mandatory Quarantine Order

BANGKOK — The health minister on Wednesday declined to explain why he removed an order that required people arriving from nine countries hit by the coronavirus to be placed in a self-quarantine.

2 Thai Workers Returning From Korea Suspected of Having Coronavirus

BANGKOK — Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said the government has no legal power to order thousands of migrant workers returning from South Korea into a quarantine.
Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan, left, and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, right, during a censure debate on Feb. 27, 2020.

Pheu Thai Denies Conspiring To Save Prawit From Censure

BANGKOK — The main opposition party on Friday insisted there was no secret deal with the government to spare Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan from the recently concluded no-confidence debate as alleged by some observers.

Black Friday: 8 Universities, Schools Announce Anti-Prayut Rallies

BANGKOK — A week of students protests against the government of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is to conclude on Friday with simultaneous rallies held at eight educational institutions.

Despite Evidence, Thammanat Denies He Pled Guilty to Aussie Heroin Charges

BANGKOK — Deputy agriculture minister Thammanat Phrompao on Wednesday night continued to insist he never pled guilty and served jail time for drug charges in Australia, despite evidence that he did.

Triamudom Rallies for Democracy as 2 Other Schools Ban Protests (Photos)

BANGKOK — Students at the prestigious Triamudom Suksa School stage a rally lambasting the government of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday – the first of the ongoing series of protests to be staged inside a high school.

Anti-Prayut Protests Snowball to More Universities (Photos)

BANGKOK — Student-led protests against what they perceived as undemocratic government continued for the third day on Wednesday, spreading to at least five universities.

Do You Hear the Students Sing? A Guide to Verdict Protest Music

BANGKOK — From scores lifted from a Western musical to ‘70s leftist anthems, students are adding music to their voices at the ongoing protests against the dissolution of the popular Future Forward Party.
Protest at Mahidol University Salaya Campus in Nakhon Pathom province on Feb. 25, 2020.

‘Prayut Get Out!’ Verdict Protest Escalates Into Call for Regime Change

NAKHON PATHOM — Anger at the dissolution of a popular opposition party spilled into a call for PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign at a student protest on Tuesday evening.

Opposition Attacks Prayut’s Ties to China in Debate Day 2

BANGKOK — The second day of the no-confidence debate saw PM Prayut Chan-o-cha coming under accusations that he risks giving up Thailand’s sovereignty to China.

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