Politics

BANGKOK — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday said the rumors that his economy minister resigned out of his disillusionment with nepotism, chronic incompetence, and a mess of internal politics, just to name a few, is definitely untrue.

BANGKOK — A young pro-establishment activist who roused the crowd at a royalist gathering raised eyebrows when he went on Facebook Live on Monday night and chanted, “Down With Democracy.”

BANGKOK — Finance minister Predee Daochai shocked his colleagues by submitting an abrupt resignation from the Cabinet on Tuesday, sources in Government House said.

BANGKOK — A student activist was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges related to an anti-government rally she organized on July 18 – the latest repercussion against government critics.

BANGKOK — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said he will take both legal and disciplinary actions against unnamed officials who let the heir to an energy drink empire accused of killing a policeman in a 2012 car crash off the hook.

BANGKOK — Pro-monarchy supporters gather in large numbers on Sunday in a show of force amid calls to reform the revered institution made by some anti-government activists.

BANGKOK — The American Embassy in Bangkok on Monday denied the allegations that its government supported and funded the anti-government movement in Thailand.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government has decided to delay the purchase of two submarines from China, withdrawing its request to parliament to include the sum for an initial payment in the fiscal year 2021 national budget.

BANGKOK — A pair of students are attempting to set a record of holding a three-finger salute for 12 hours Monday.

BANGKOK — The government on Friday approved the appointment of a former commander of a royal protection police unit as the next national police chief.