News
22 Nov 2023
The cabinet is planning to propose to parliament amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code to allow for the registration of marriage regardless of gender.
21 Nov 2023
A network of 13 civil society organizations is planning to propose an amnesty bill for those facing charges for taking part in political protests since 2006, including those charged with royal defamation.
21 Nov 2023
Former leader of the Thai Liberal Party, Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, has been sentenced to one year in prison for defamation after accusing the deputy leader of the Palang Pracharat Party, Paiboon Nititawan, of corruption.
21 Nov 2023
The Move Forward Party has called on PM Srettha Thavisin to approve 14 bills proposed by the Party, pointing out that it is not necessary for him to agree with the content but to provide MPs with an opportunity to exchange views and reach a conclusion.
19 Nov 2023
The National Health Commission Office (NHCO) has approved a plan to promote
17 Nov 2023
Convicted human rights lawyer Anon Nampa has decided to withdraw his bail applications in 20 cases despite facing 80 years of imprisonment. “This is not a guilty plea,” he asserted.
17 Nov 2023
Activists Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, Panupong Jadnok, and Attapol Buapat have been sentenced to 9 months in prison on charges relating to a protest on 10 February 2021. They were later released on bail.
17 Nov 2023
The Supreme Court has ordered the army to pay compensation of over two million baht to the family of Lahu ethnic activist Chaiyaphum Pasae, who was shot and killed by military officers in 2017.
16 Nov 2023
The Constitutional Court has extended its deliberation of cases involving charges brought against former PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat and the Move Forward Party to next Wednesday.
16 Nov 2023
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has issued an opinion saying that the arrest of activist Tantawan Tuatulanon in March 2022 amounts to arbitrary arrest and that she was not given access to a fair trial, while her prosecution under the royal defamation law is a violation of freedom of expression.
16 Nov 2023
Cambodian workers are falling victim to online shopping scams by fraudulent sellers on Facebook who lure them with promises of affordable things, leaving victims devastated and reluctant to report the crimes.
15 Nov 2023
The family of detained activist Sopon Surariddhidhamrong, along with other activists and academics, filed a petition with the Supreme Court yesterday (13 November) in protest at the Criminal Court’s sentencing Sopon to jail for using a sound amplifier without permission.