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September 10, 2024
'Betrayed' rural Thais no longer guarantee votes for Shinawatra clan

Disillusionment comes after Thailand’s dominant political family welcomes conservative one-time rivals into its coalition Cabinet
August 20, 2024
Thailand’s Shinawatra dynasty back on top, but for how long?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who formally became Thailand's prime minister on Sunday, may be the last card her political dynasty has to play as it seeks to win back the Thai electorate
August 07, 2024
Thai court dissolves election-winning political party

Court’s decision is the latest dilution of democracy by conservative Thai establishment which refuses to cede power to pro-democracy movements, reform advocates say
June 29, 2024
Asian crime lords target Golden Triangle as they devise new markets

Crime organizations run multibillion-dollar enterprises with virtual impunity, and they are embracing new technology
June 10, 2024
Thai democracy faces pivotal week which could see poll-winning party dissolved

The court is widely expected to strike out the party, which has the potential to stir a new round of political uncertainty
May 14, 2024
Defiance, grief after detained Thai royal reform protester dies on hunger strike

The death of a young pro-democracy protester after a hunger strike while in custody revives questions over free speech and reform of royal defamation law.
April 25, 2024
Thailand’s most radical party braces for ban, eyes ‘reincarnation’

Move Forward was judicially blocked from forming a government despite winning 2023 elections by 14 million votes; a year on, party chiefs say future is theirs
March 27, 2024
Thai Lower House Votes Approval for Same-Sex Marriage

Country inches towards becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to recognize LGBTQ nuptials, seismic legal shift lauded as 'fantastic first step' towards full gender parity
February 13, 2024
Thailand's Thaksin Set for Parole as Old Rivalries End, New Ones Begin

Experts say Thaksin’s rehabilitation from fugitive archenemy of the royalist establishment to a free man is a sign of the new alignment of power in Thailand
January 31, 2024
Thai Party Ordered to End Bid to Amend Law Protecting Monarchy

Court stops short of dissolving the popular political party, however, averting an immediate political crisis
January 24, 2024
Thailand’s Popular Politician Pita Cleared to Return to Parliament

The Move Forward Party faces another hurdle in a week
January 10, 2024
Censors to Loosen Hold on Thai Film Industry

The new civilian government led by the Pheu Thai Party says it wants to foster a more open Thai society where creative organizations can flourish.
December 21, 2023
Thailand Inches Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

Final passage of the legislation would make the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex marriages
December 20, 2023
Thailand Drums up Investment for Strategic ‘Landbridge’

While some have expressed interest, China has remained quiet as critics question the wisdom of the $28 billion project.
December 05, 2023
Poverty Pushes Freed Thai Hostages to Consider Return to Israel

If the fighting stops, one worker says he will return after taking a six-month break
December 05, 2023
Hamas' Release of Thai Hostages Sheds Light on Migrant Workers' Plight

Twenty-three Thai people taken hostage by Hamas have returned home so far after being held captive for 50 days inside besieged Gaza. But with chronically low wages in their rural homes, some are prepared to return to Israel despite their ordeal. Vijitra Duangdee has more from Thailand's Isan region.
October 10, 2023
Thais Scramble for Details After 18 Feared Dead in Hamas Assault on Israel

An estimated 30,000 Thais work in Israel, many at kibbutz farms near Israel's border with Gaza
September 28, 2023
Thailand’s Bruised ‘Move Forward’ Party Vows to Make Waves From Opposition

Lawmakers in the group insist that the long-term 'tug of war' for greater democracy is theirs to be won
September 27, 2023
Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Party Regroups in Opposition

Thailand’s progressive Move Forward Party won a May election but has been pushed into opposition. Its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, has stepped down — for now — under legal pressure, and the party faces the specter of dissolution. But at a recent town hall, party members were in a defiant mood.
September 26, 2023
UNODC: Cyber Scam Bases Creep More Deeply into Myanmar

Gangs operate in locations that are hard for police to reach and where the trafficking victims they use to perpetrate online scams have little hope of escape.

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