Politics

(5 February) The Royal Thai Army has refused to comply with the government for deployment of troops to protect Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

BANGKOK — A retired commander of the Thai armed forces has urged drafters of the new constitution to allow His Majesty the King to intervene directly in politics in order to prevent further coups in Thailand.

BANGKOK — Thailand's ruling military junta has summoned a new round of prominent Pheu Thai politicians for "attitude readjustment" after they publicly criticized the political situation in Thailand.

BANGKOK — A leader of a pro-junta political party said Tuesday he didn’t really mean it when he predicted winning 70 percent of the lower house in the next election.

Prior to the new Srettha Thavisin government policy statement on September 11, Rangsiman Rome, spokesman for the opposition Move Forward Party, criticised the administration's...

BANGKOK — The military government announced today a second internal review of alleged corruption in a billion-baht, army park project has been launched days after the army said it found no sign of wrongdoing.

BANGKOK — Activists in favour of punishing convicted rapists with the death penalty staged a rally in downtown Bangkok today despite the military junta's warning that doing so would violate martial law.

BANGKOK — The next general election could take place between Feb. 24 and May 5, an official in charge of organizing the voting said Monday.

Military government spokesman Puttipong Punnakan announced Tuesday that he was resigning to join the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party.

BANGKOK — The Thai military junta says its wants cinemas to organise more free screenings of the nationalist epic film, 'The Legend of King Naresuan 5,' to keep boosting the "happiness" of the public.