Politics

BANGKOK (DPA) — Two Rohingya men from Myanmar died in police custody in Thailand, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

BANGKOK — A pro-establishment movement on Wednesday announced that they will proceed with the plan to hold a rally tomorrow to counter the ongoing anti-government protests, despite the Prime Minister’s concern over possible confrontation.

BANGKOK — The Ombudsman’s Office is set to rule tomorrow on what to do with a complaint against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s incomplete oath of office, officials said Monday.

BANGKOK — Japan's foreign minister announced a USD$7 billion (244 billion baht) initiative Monday to promote development in the Mekong region, which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand through which the river flows.

BANGKOK — The health minister apologized on Thursday night for calling medical personnel infected with coronavirus “careless” and threatening to “whip” them as punishment.

BANGKOK — An opposition politician on Monday sought to bar junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha from running in the March 24 election.

(13 November) Minister of Education Chaturon Chaisang has expressed his disappointment over the opposition MPs who had heckled him with whistle-blowing as he left the hotel where he had lunch.

BANGKOK — An inveterate anti-junta activist was beaten bloody by anonymous assailants Tuesday in the sixth such attack in just over a year. Ekachai, 44,...

BANGKOK — Pro-democracy protests led by university students are planned throughout the weekend, and they continue to adopt pop culture into their cause.

BANGKOK — A nephew of junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha received nearly 27 million baht in contracts from the army region his father once commanded, an investigative news agency reported Monday.