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Thai MP given six-year prison sentence for insulting monarchy
Rukchanok Srinork’s posts on X found to have breached lese-majesty and computer crime lawsA progressive Thai M…
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Duterte critic Leila de Lima granted bail after six years in jail
Former senator was arrested after launching inquiry into ex-president’s brutal war on drugs, now an ICC invest…
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‘I have to wear two hats’: Thailand’s breakdancing team confronts hair loss at the Asian Games
After breakdancing debuted at the games in China, members of the Thai national team say they needed support fo…
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‘I just want my son’: families of Thai workers in Israel face painful wait for news
Thai government says it believes 11 of its nationals have been taken hostage by Hamas, and 18 killedIsrael and…
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‘Our time will come’: Thai leader prevented from becoming PM hails dawn of a new era
Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment a…
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Thai police say boy, 14, arrested after shooting at mall in Bangkok
At least two people dead and five wounded in incident at Siam Paragon shopping centreA 14-year-old boy has bee…
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Thai pro-democracy activist jailed for speaking out at monarchy protest
Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty lawA prom…
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Air con, a fridge and sofa: Thaksin Shinawatra’s ‘VVIP’ prison life in Thailand
Activists claim the former PM has received special treatment at a special hospital ward, which stands in stark…
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Thai king reduces ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s prison sentence to one year
Thaksin, who returned to Thailand last week, ‘accepted his crime and showed remorse’, says royal gazetteKing M…
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Srettha Thavisin: the real estate tycoon turned Thai prime minister
Businessman has no experience in government, but Pheu Thai says his industry past means he can help boost econ…
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Thailand ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra moved to hospital on first night in jail
Former prime minister moved after suffering a health problem, hours after returning to country following a yea…
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Why has Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand and what happens next?
The former prime minister has returned after 15 years and was immediately jailed, while his party has aligned …
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‘Thaksin represents the grassroots people’: Thailand’s divisive former leader returns
Older rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrivalThaksin Shinawat…
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Outcry over loss of features on Bangkok’s landmark ‘robot building’
Campaigners criticise renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architectureA Bangk…
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Thailand king’s estranged son makes surprise return after 27 years
Reappearance of Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse comes at difficult time for royal family and raises questions ove…