Junta Expected to Partially Ease Political Restrictions Today (Updated)
BANGKOK — The National Council for Peace and Order is meeting Tuesday to consider a partial lifting of political restrictions that have been in place over four years.
Lawyer Accused of Lese Majeste Now Free
BANGKOK — A lawyer accused of royal defamation and later convicted of sedition has been freed after over a year behind bars, his attorney said Monday.
ASEAN Faces Test in Handling China: Ex-Indonesian FM
BANGKOK — How ASEAN handles China’s rise will be a crucial test for a block which has failed to find its voice as a...
‘I’m Not Part of the Elite,’ Says Billionaire Leader of Progressive Party
“I am not part of whatever term you might use: the elite, the ammart, the moneyed class, the 1 percent,” said Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the Future Forward Party.
Police Charge Leaders of New Party With Online Offenses
BANGKOK — Police acting on a complaint by the ruling junta have charged the leaders of a new political party that strongly opposes military rule...
China, Middle Class Support Prolong Junta Power: Academics
BANGKOK — China’s growing influence in Thailand, middle class support for the junta, a royalist ideology and the West’s declining interest in human rights abroad have led to the ruling junta’s long stay in power, a group of academics said Thursday.
Prayuth Splashes Out in Chumphon, Still Denies He’s Campaigning
Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha defended his cabinet’s doling out of pork in the southern province of Chumphon on Tuesday, where he mentioned ...
Inclusion Needed for Religious Diversity, Societal Strength: UN Expert
BANGKOK — The religious conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces is a cause for concern, as are Vietnam and China’s hostility toward believers, a UN...
Poll Must Be Held by May 2019, Official Says
BANGKOK — The next general election could take place between Feb. 24 and May 5, an official in charge of organizing the voting said Monday.
Watching Prayuth and ‘Three Friends’ Campaign No Fun for Others
Political parties big and small are grumbling as they watch junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha and pro-junta politicians engage in behavior indistinguishable from campaigning, despite the ...
