Politics

BANGKOK — Peter was not sure whether to take the once in a lifetime chance to attend his commencement ceremony, but when he heard of the police attacking unarmed protesters on Oct. 16, he could not take it anymore.

BANGKOK — A pro-establishment lawmaker and an activist recently detained for leading protests against the government met for a rare face-to-face debate in a primetime TV talk show Wednesday.

SONGKHLA — A tropical climate rich in wildlife next to the ocean with a vibrant culture with love for football and beauty pageants – wait, are we talking about Thailand or Costa Rica?

BANGKOK (AP) — He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand’s growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms.

BANGKOK — A celeb known for his fundraising efforts to help rural communities struck by natural disasters said Monday he has left...

BANGKOK — A leading opposition lawmaker on Monday chose to leave a parliamentary debate after he refused to withdraw his quotation of a popular insult adopted by pro-democracy protesters.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament began a special session Monday that was called to address tensions as pro-democracy protests draw students and other demonstrators into the streets almost daily demanding the prime minister's resignation.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Thailand's capital again on Sunday, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day before a special session of Parliament that was called to try to ease political tensions.

BANGKOK — His Majesty the King on Friday night appears to have given praise and thanks to a man who confronted pro-democracy demonstrators last week, according to videos of the encounter.

BANGKOK — Three activists who campaigned for monarchy reforms said they were attacked by a group of hardline monarchy supporters at Ramkhamhaeng University on Thursday evening, which left one of them injured in the foot.