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
A bodyguard to four Shinawatra-allied prime ministers, Police Colonel Watanyu Witthayapalothai seems to have had nine lives in a decades-long career marked by political storms.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to Thailand, intended to advance Bangkok’s policy of calibrated re-engagement with Nay Pyi Taw, may have been counterproductive, as reflected in the strong criticism at home and in the region, and the negligible gains on resolving Myanmar’s protracted crisis.
Police General Samran Nualma will become one of the youngest police chiefs in Thailand’s history when he takes up the post on October 1.
Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck’s disqualification as chief of Thailand’s telecom regulator has raised legal doubts over decisions made during his tenure, including his vote that paved the way for Southeast Asia’s largest telecoms merger.
Democracy watchdog Yingcheep Atchanont has implicated Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and eight other Bhumjaithai chiefs in alleged Senate vote-rigging in 2024, sparking a furious legal backlash.
Thailand’s Constitutional Court finally has a new president, almost two years after his predecessor’s term officially ended in November 2024.
With Thailand playing a coordinating role, ASEAN is accelerating its diplomatic re-engagement with Myanmar despite mounting scepticism about the initiative achieving any breakthrough.
Retired police major-general Chakrapong Wiwatwanich secured Senate approval last month to serve as a Constitutional Court judge, despite mounting questions over his qualifications.
