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Thailand has launched a high-profile reconciliation push in a fresh bid to heal a bitter social division caused by two decades of political conflict.

Former actress Suchada Zhang Thaensap is attracting an even hotter spotlight in her new role as a first-time MP from the ruling Bhumjaithai Party. She faces mounting scrutiny after opposition lawmakers launched an investigation into her husband’s sub

Walking through the leafy Bangkok campus today, accompanied only by the whisper of distant traffic and the flowing river, it is hard to imagine the horrific scenes that unfolded here 50 years ago.

Growing public anger over scandals involving the Bhumjaithai Party has sparked speculation that Thailand is entering another period of political upheaval. However, analysts say predictions that the ruling party will be ousted from power barely six mo

Disgraced former MP Ekkarat Changlao has thrust himself back into the spotlight by dramatically retracting his testimony in the Senate vote-rigging investigation just days before the verdict.

Thailand and Cambodia will dial down political rhetoric and focus on the legal aspects of their maritime disputes when they meet next month to seek an amicable solution under the UN-sponsored “compulsory conciliation” process.

Naruphon Yenprasert is set to become the new chief of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) after gaining more than half of the votes in Sunday’s election.

Months of angry exchanges between legal expert Nattawut Wongniam and former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn escalated into a shocking physical confrontation on September 4.

As surging violence threatens Thailand’s southern peace talks, opposition MP Romadon Panjor has intervened to demand an independent probe into allegations that an Army helicopter fired on four innocent bystanders in Narathiwat province.

Renowned rights advocate Sombat Boonngamanong is under unwanted spotlight after a young woman launched a shocking allegation of sexual assault against him.

Polathep Vichitkunakorn has been named one of the nation’s youngest professors as a reward for his tireless battle against Thailand’s biggest health epidemic.

Chalong Riewrang, a former three-time MP for Nonthaburi, is back in the spotlight after he apparently shot dead a senior local official before phoning into a live YouTube broadcast to confess his crime