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Thailand protests
Since July 2020, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have gathered on Bangkok’s streets and university campuses to demand curbs on the power of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, fresh elections and constitutional reforms.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Supporters at the Move Forward party headquarters in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s anti-corruption body opens new probe into Move Forward party

It comes less than a month after a court ordered the dissolution of the popular Move Forward, the surprise winners of last year’s election.

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Thaksin is back, but can the Shinawatras win over a changing Thailand?

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Asian Angle | Will dissolution of Thailand’s Move Forward Party reignite youth-led protests?

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Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn to remain in father Thaksin’s ‘shadow’: analysts

Thaksin will ‘hold even more sway’ over policymaking behind the scenes, with pro-China stance expected to continue, observers note.

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Pheu Thai party’s leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra after the Thai parliament confirms her as the country’s next prime minister, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
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China ties strong enough to weather Thailand’s political turmoil: analysts

The departure of another Thai prime minister is unlikely to change the economic relationship between the two countries, observers say.

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

Thai politics has endured two decades of chronic instability marked by coups, street protests and court orders.

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Thai court dissolves election winning reform party, bans executives from politics

The party was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the monarchy for its calls to reform the country’s royal defamation law.

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Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, centre, outside the Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7. Photo: Bloomberg
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Asian Angle | Thailand’s grand compromise: is Thaksin’s deal with political foes in danger?

The unlikely alliance could yet stand the test of legal and political pressure despite four seemingly interconnected high-profile cases.

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Thailand to indict ex-PM Thaksin over royal insult

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Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin to face trial for royal defamation

Thailand’s lese-majeste law, which carries up to 15 years in jail per conviction, has been wielded against pro-democracy activists in recent years.

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AP
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Thai activist charged with royal insult dies in detention, after hunger strike

Netiporn Sanesangkhom was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy.

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Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, seen with a mask on her chin, died in custody on Tuesday after she had been on a partial hunger strike during her pre-trial detention on charges including insulting the country’s monarchy. Photo: Reuters
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Thai rights lawyer jailed for 2 more years over royal insult, fined US$4 for using loudspeaker

It is the latest charge levelled against prominent human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who now faces more than 10 years in prison.

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Asian Angle | In Thailand, Srettha Thavisin is the prime minister, but is he really in charge?

Thailand’s politicians and foreign leaders have preferred to turn to Thaksin Shinawatra, even though the 75-year-old is serving a jail term for corruption.

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Thaksin’s parole stirs anger at ‘double standards’ across political spectrum

Critics are concerned that conflict could ensue if Thaksin remains ‘above the law’ amid mounting speculation of his return to politics.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right), his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra (left), and Pinthongta Shinawatra (centre) inside a van as they depart Police General Hospital in Bangkok on February 18. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin released on parole after serving 6 months in hospital

Thaksin was released from Police General Hospital, where for the last six months he had been serving time for corruption-related offences.

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Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at his family compound with his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra after he was released from a police hospital in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Jailed ex-Thai leader Thaksin to be released Sunday, PM Srettha says

Thaksin has been in hospital detention since August, after making a dramatic homecoming from living abroad for 15 years in self-exile to avoid prison for a conflict of interest.

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Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult

Thailand has some of the world’s strictest royal defamation laws protecting King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family, with each charge bringing a potential 15-year prison sentence.

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Thai activist gets record 50-year sentence for Facebook posts insulting royals

The sentence comes as Thailand ramps up use of its controversial royal insult laws against pro-democracy protesters in what critics say is a tactic to silence dissent.

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Thai political activist Mongkhon Thirakot flashes the pro-democracy gesture of a three-finger salute. He was given a 50-year jail sentence for insulting the monarchy, on Thursday. Photo: SCMPOST
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Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin qualifies for ‘special’ parole next month

Thaksin, whose eight-year jail sentence was commuted to a year following a royal pardon, qualifies for release on parole next month due to his age and health.

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‘Worthwhile sacrifice’: Thailand jails top protest leader for insulting monarchy

Arnon Nampa was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday under Thailand’s tough lèse-majesté law over a speech he made in Bangkok in 2020. He said he had no regrets.

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Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party names new leader

Chaithawat Tulathon, a former political magazine editor, will head the progressive party after Pita Limjaroenrat stepped down earlier this month.

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The new leader of the Move Forward Party, Chaithawat Tulathon, right, is congratulated by the chairman of party advisory committee Pita Limjaroenrat after he won a vote for the new party leadership during the party’s meeting in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Ex-Thai PM front runner Pita Limjaroenrat resigns as MFP’s leader

Pita Limjaroenrat has resigned as the leader of the Move Forward Party and says he will still be involved in the party.

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Former Thai PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat speaking to the media on July 13, 2023. Pita says on Friday he is resigning as Move Forward Party leader. Photo: AFP
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New Thai PM to bolster economy still reeling from Covid: ‘Thailand is like a sick person’

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin plans to make a cash handout of US$280 each to 55 million adults as part of an attempt to stimulate the country’s economy in addition to other measures he will reveal to parliament on Monday.

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Thai artist pelted with poop in show of protest against army-linked government

Architect and artist Duangrit Bunnag carried out a promise to be pelted with faeces in a performance following the formation of a coalition government involving army-backed parties.

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Thai billionaire ex-PM Thaksin requests royal pardon

Thailand’s most famous politician returned home last week from living abroad in self-exile for 15 years after his party was ousted in a coup.

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Thaksin Shinawatra bows in homage to the Thai king’s portrait at Bangkok airport. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s jailed ex-PM Thaksin moved to hospital 1 day after return from exile

Corrections department officials say Thaksin Shinawatra has pre-existing issues with his heart, lungs, spine and blood pressure, and would be monitored closely.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pictured on Tuesday upon arrival at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport after 15 years in exile. He was jailed the same day. Photo: AFP
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Exiled ex-PM Thaksin’s return to Thailand to coincide with new PM vote: daughter

Thaksin Shinawatra’s potential return to the kingdom on Tuesday coincides with a key parliamentary vote that could end a political deadlock to choose a new prime minister.

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai gain backing from rival party to form government

The United Thai Nation Party, which fielded former coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as its PM candidate in the election, said it will help Pheu Thai ‘to move the country forward together’.

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