Will Street Protests Return if Future Forward is Disbanded?
BANGKOK — Dissolution of Future Forward Party or jailing of its leader may not elicit any protest from its supporters at all, veteran activists said Friday.
A Look Back at Yingluck’s Meeting With Pope Francis
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha wasn’t the only Thai premier in recent history to have held an audience with Pope Francis – Yingluck Shinawatra did so in 2013 as well.
King, Queen Receive Pope at Palace
BANGKOK — Their Majesties the King and Queen welcomed Pope Francis at palace in Bangkok on Thursday evening.
Pope Francis Highlights Trafficking Issues in Meeting With Prayuth
BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis called for migrants to be welcomed and for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of activities in Thailand on Thursday.
Thanathorn Found Guilty of Breaking Election Laws
BANGKOK — A court on Wednesday convicted opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on charges of violating voting laws, stripping him of his lawmaker status.
Thanathorn Tells Party to Fight on Regardless of Verdict
BANGKOK — Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Wednesday instructed his party to keep working for the public regardless of a crucial court verdict on his future today.
Thanathorn Sues Officials for ‘Rushing’ His Case to Court
BANGKOK — Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday he is not worried about the potential protest for the upcoming court verdict that would decide the political career of Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
Thailand Forges New Pacts With US, Chinese Militaries
BANGKOK — Thai government said it pledged further cooperation with the armed forces of the United States and China this week.
Tolerant Thailand to Welcome Pope, But Martyrs Tale Haunts
SONGKHON, Thailand (AP) — When Pope Francis makes his first trip to Thailand this week, he will be visiting a country that welcomed Roman Catholic missionaries more than five centuries ago and whose Buddhist population remains strikingly tolerant of other religious beliefs.
Gov’t Allies Warn Future Forward Against Protests
BANGKOK — Coalition politicians on Monday urged the opposition not to resort to any demonstration in response to a court verdict this week that would decide the fate of Future Forward Party chairman Thanathorn Juangrungruangkit.
