Politics

BANGKOK — When the military government approved spending at least 20 billion baht to guarantee prices for rice farmers, two questions were raised: How...

BANGKOK — In the end, no one was there to defend the Defense of the Constitution.

PATTANI — Jittraporn Banjong was working in front of the checkout counter when two men with covered faces entered the 7-Eleven where she worked. They fired a gunshot and told everyone to get down before splashing gasoline all over the place.

BANGKOK — Which way will Florida tilt? Who will be the first to reach the magic number of 270? Will the loser concede graciously?

BANGKOK — Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was named a “press freedom predator” for a second year by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday, largely for suppressing media coverage and expression in the run-up to August’s charter referendum.

BANGKOK — The Army opened a new Army Cyber Center on Tuesday tasked with combating and suppressing information deemed illegal or undesirable. Formerly the Military...

Social media was abuzz Wednesday after an ultra-royalist threatened Monday to destroy the 1932 Revolution plaque located next to Rama V’s equestrian statue.

BANGKOK — The interim cabinet on Tuesday approved a higher-than-expected agricultural subsidy under which the government will spend at least 20 billion baht to guarantee prices for struggling rice farmers.

BANGKOK — With the outcome of next week’s U.S. elections far from certain, Thai political experts predict a win by Donald Trump would lead to more erratic relations with Washington while a Clinton administration would mean continuity.

BANGKOK — The government announced Sunday that Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn has granted a royal decoration to one of the officers in his royal guard unit.