Follow Thai politics in English — government policy, elections, parliament and political developments, with reporting and analysis from Thai PBS World.
The opposition will ask Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Constitutional Court to investigate the conduct of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-cha and six cabinet ministers, in the aftermath of the recent censure debate. Pheu Thai Party Secretary-General Prasert Chanthornruangthong told the media today (Monday) that the opposition’s legal team has been drafting petitions to
Three core leaders of Thailand’s anti-establishment Ratsadon group were formally charged with lèse majesté and incitement of public unrest by the public prosecutors today (Monday). The charges relate to the protests in front of Thammasat University and Sanam Luang on September 19th and 20th last year. The three are Ms. Panusaya “Rung” Sitthijirawattanakul, Panupong Jardnok,
Former Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thepthai Senpong, conceded the defeat of his younger brother, Pongsin, today (Monday), to Palang Pracharat candidate, Aryasith Srisuwan, in Sunday’s by-election in Constituency 3 of the southern province. Unofficial vote counts late Sunday night showed Pongsin with 44,620 votes against Aryasith’s 48,720. Thepthai was stripped of his parliamentary
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into who fired shots, damaging three police buses near the Ratchayothin tunnel, late on Saturday night. Pol Lt-Gen Pakkapong Pongpetra, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told the media on Sunday that that bullets, of unspecified caliber, punched holes in each of the windshields of the three buses,
Former Thammasat University Rector Charnvit Kasetsiri joined the “Through the Sky” protest march at Kasetsart intersection this morning (Sunday), to offer moral support to the protesters and support their demand for the release of anti-establishment protest leaders and others being held on remand. According to the iLaw Facebook page, Charnvit was quoted to have said
Anti-establishment ReDem (Restart Democracy) demonstrators marched from Lat Phrao intersection to the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road at about 5pm, to demand the release of four core Ratsadon members. They carried with them bags of garbage, which they threatened to dump in front of the court in a symbolic protest. Parit Chiwarak, Anon Nampa, Somyos
Ahead of planned protests in Bangkok on Saturday, by various activist groups, Supreme Commander General Chalermphol Srisawat, in his capacity as the security chief of the current emergency situation, issued an announcement forbidding public assemblies or public activities which may lead to the spread of COVID-19 in Bangkok and the provinces of Samut Prakan, Samut
Thousands of anti-riot police will be on standby tomorrow (Saturday) to cope with protests, by several activist groups, expected to take place at various locations around Bangkok. The national police chief, Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsook, held a special meeting with senior officers to assess the protest situation and to map out appropriate measures, with an
Metropolitan police deputy commissioner Pol Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai has vowed to “prosecute to the fullest extent of the law” the three suspects responsible for torching His Majesty the King’s portrait located at the front of Khlong Prem prison early Sunday morning. Describing the incident as serious and having hurt the feelings of the Thai people,
Thailand’s Mental Health Department decided today (Tuesday) to drop Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Amanda Obdam as its brand ambassador over her online political comments, only after a week of her appointment. Citing concerns over an intensifying political conflict in the country, the department’s abrupt action followed growing criticism of her appointment as the beauty queen
Attempts by human rights lawyers to seek bail for five WeVo guards, detained at Bangkok Remand Prison for allegedly trying to free two Ratsadon core leaders from a prison truck, have been rejected by the Criminal Court. A Twitter message from the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said Monday that lawyers at the TLHR had
Thailand’s Corrections Department has lodged a complaint with Prachachuen police, seeking legal action against a group of people who torched the portrait of HM the King in front of Khlong Prem prison early Sunday morning. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin held a meeting at the prison this morning (Monday) with the director-general of Corrections Department, Ayut
