Politics

BANGKOK — Campaigners who spent much of the past five years leading anti-junta protests were divided on Thursday over whether they should do the same in response to parliament electing junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha to a second term in office.

BANGKOK — A Buddhist monk and core anti-government leader has filed attempted murder charges against the police that used tear gas on him and his group of demonstrators today.

BANGKOK — Former protest leader and Democrat Party member Suthep Thaugsuban today denied rumors he was preparing to launch a new political party with the governor of Bangkok.

The Move Forward Party (MFP ), which was the most popular party in May's general election, now faces a credibility problem after its members...

BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Police is set to undergo a series of reforms the government promised would get rid of corruption, nepotism and other problems that have plagued the institution for decades.

PHNOM PENH — The man who allegedly shot dead a Cambodian government critic over what he claimed was a money dispute is too poor to have loaned the victim USD$3,000 (105,000 baht), his wife said Tuesday.

NARATHIWAT — A roadside bomb killed one army ranger and wounded four others in the southern border province of Narathiwat today.

BANGKOK — The junta will publish a report on progress made to the country to mark five years in power, a regime spokeswoman said on Monday.

BANGKOK — A pro-election protest leader accused the military government Monday of discrediting them by claiming a planned protest to mark the fourth anniversary of the coup would induce violence.

BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, aka Ja New, is calling on Facebook to help him recover his account lost about a month ago.