Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party is under threat, following a decision by the Constitutional Court to accept a case seeking its dissolution. Earlier this year, judges had ruled that the reformist party’s campaign promise to amend the royal insult law was equivalent to treason. Move Forward had won the most
The new chapter of Thai politics pits deep reform against entrenched oligarchic power, writes William J Jones and Douglas Lee Rhein (Mahidol University International College).
Three months after Thais voted in a general election, they finally have their next leader – though it’s not the person many had expected. Sretta Thavisin is a political novice who faces the task of uniting a fractured public. CNA's May Wong and Saksith Saiyasombut sit down with Teresa Tang to talk about what it
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a hospital from prison around midnight Tuesday complaining of chest tightness and high blood pressure, Thai authorities said, after the ousted prime minister returned home earlier in the day from self-imposed exile.
After months of political deadlock, Thailand has a new prime minister. But Pheu Thai’s Srettha Thavisin will have to navigate the consequences of its political alliances and former leader Thaksin Shinawatra’s return, says Control Risks’ Harrison Cheng.