Bangkok’s central business district was adorned with rainbow on Sunday (31 May) as the city marked Pride month with the annual Bangkok Pride Parade, held now for the fifth year in a row.

The sex worker rights group Empower Foundation has formally proposed a bill to parliament repealing the 1996 anti-sex work law and outlining protection for sex workers.

The attendance of 9 Privy Councillors at a National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command meeting on 19 May has sparked an online debate after the main opposition People’s Party issued a statement raising concerns about the propriety of their attendance as it could seem like they are interfering in government affairs.

Thailand’s decision to terminate the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cambodia on maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand may satisfy long-standing domestic political demands, but the harder challenge lies ahead. The legal, diplomatic, and political consequences that follow could prove significantly more complex than the act of cancellation itself.

A royal defamation case against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Progressive Movement, has been dismissed. The case stems from Thanathorn’s criticism of the government's COVID-16 vaccine procurement programme and its strong relationship with a private company owned by King Vajiralongkorn.

A 35-year-old citizen has been indicted for defamation over her Facebook post about Thammanat’s alleged links to a drug trafficking case in Australia.

Several gatherings attended by former Red Shirt activists, families of victims, and politicians took place on Tuesday (19 May) to mark the anniversary. With 4 years to go before a statute of limitations precludes the possibility of criminal charges being brought, the push for justice continues.

An MP from the Klatham Party, led by Thammanat Prompao, has filed a defamation lawsuit against a university student over a Facebook share.

A family member of a political detainee has been visited by plainclothes police in Khon Kaen province ahead of a royal visit to a nearby province.

The Appeal Court has found activist-turned-People’s Party MP Piyarat Chongthep guilty of royal defamation for putting up banners criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement in 2021.

8 people have been killed and 32 injured after a freight train collided with a public bus near the Airport Rail Link’s Makkasan Station on Saturday afternoon (16 May).