Politics

BANGKOK — A palace order published Wednesday reinstated all royal and military ranks to the Royal Noble Consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, who was stripped of those titles back in October.

BANGKOK — Finance minister Predee Daochai shocked his colleagues by submitting an abrupt resignation from the Cabinet on Tuesday, sources in Government House said.

BANGKOK — The government on Friday approved the appointment of a former commander of a royal protection police unit as the next national police chief.

BANGKOK — A demonstrator splashed paint on police during a scuffle when 15 pro-democracy activist leaders reported themselves to the investigators Friday.

BANGKOK — Ask an expat what he or she thinks about politics, and they would likely tell you they are not comfortable talking about it. Otherwise they may lose their visas, or worse, get deported right away.

BANGKOK — Members of a movement behind some of Thailand’s previous cycles of protests are left wondering if it should keep its distance or hitch a ride on the growing student-led resistance against the government.

BANGKOK — Facebook on Tuesday said it complied with the government’s request to block access within Thailand to a group deemed critical to the monarch following a threat to sue its operation in the Kingdom.

BANGKOK — Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday said he was not involved in Parliament's decision to approve the procurement of two additional Chinese-made submarines amid economic woes caused by the coronavirus.

BANGKOK — The Thai economy will continue to prosper from trade with China despite the pandemic and the absence of deep pocket Chinese tourists, a panel of experts said Thursday.

BANGKOK — From north to south, anti-government protests are popping up at various schools, both private and public. But none has been reported inside any international schools, despite their bigger exposure to Western values, like democracy and freedom.