投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Rukchanok Srinork’s posts on X found to have breached lese-majesty and computer crime lawsA progressive Thai MP has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting the country’s powerful monarchy on social media.Rukchanok Srinork, 29, a former acti…
Former senator was arrested after launching inquiry into ex-president’s brutal war on drugs, now an ICC investigationThe most prominent critic of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” has been granted bail, after mo…
After breakdancing debuted at the games in China, members of the Thai national team say they needed support for hair treatmentA member of Thailand’s national breakdancing team has spoken about one of the lesser known challenges of the sport – hair loss…
Thai government says it believes 11 of its nationals have been taken hostage by Hamas, and 18 killedIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThere was no answer when Kanjana Patee’s family called her brother’s phone on Sunday, the morning after Hamas’s at…
Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment and shook up Thailand’s ‘half-baked democracy’Pita Limjaroenrat is playing the long game. “Our time will come”, he says confidently. Dressed in…
At least two people dead and five wounded in incident at Siam Paragon shopping centreA 14-year-old boy has been arrested after two people were killed in a shooting at a busy luxury mall in central Bangkok.A Chinese national and Burmese national were ki…
Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty lawA prominent pro-democracy activist has been sentenced to four years in prison for a speech he delivered during protests calling for reform of Thaila…
Activists claim the former PM has received special treatment at a special hospital ward, which stands in stark contrast to the overcrowded prison systemWhen Thailand’s former leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile in August, he became arguably t…
Thaksin, who returned to Thailand last week, ‘accepted his crime and showed remorse’, says royal gazetteKing Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has reduced the sentence of Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years down to one, just over a week after the former …
Businessman has no experience in government, but Pheu Thai says his industry past means he can help boost economySrettha Thavisin, the 60-year-old real estate tycoon endorsed by the Thai king after winning enough parliamentary support to become prime m…
Former prime minister moved after suffering a health problem, hours after returning to country following a years-long exileThailand’s imprisoned former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital in the early hours of Wednesday, the day after he …
The former prime minister has returned after 15 years and was immediately jailed, while his party has aligned with the military establishment he opposed for yearsThailand’s parliament has ended three months of political deadlock – hours after the forme…
Older rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrivalThaksin Shinawatra hasn’t held political office since he was ousted in 2006, and, until Tuesday, he had not set foot in Thailand in more than 15 years. But de…
Campaigners criticise renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architectureA Bangkok landmark known as the “robot building” has been stripped of its identity, heritage campaigners have said, as they called for the city’s dis…
Reappearance of Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse comes at difficult time for royal family and raises questions over successionThe estranged second son of Thailand’s king has returned to Bangkok for the first time in almost three decades, in an unannounced …