A 39-year-old artist has been arrested at Chiang Mai Airport while attempting to leave for Taiwan for allegedly vandalising traffic signs. Scepticism has arisen since the arrest warrant was issued four years ago.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced as part of his policy statement that the government plans to hold a referendum on whether to repeal the two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on border demarcation between Thailand and Cambodia.

A detained activist has been sentenced to prison for a second royal defamation case over the figurative use of words in a protest speech, which was deemed to have defamed to the King.

The Appeal Court has convicted an MP from the People’s Party of royal defamation over a speech demanding the release of political prisoners in 2021. She was later granted bail, allowing her to retain her MP position.

In a policy statement delivered to parliament yesterday (29 September), Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that he plans to hold a referendum regarding whether to amend the Constitution. He also said that he will dissolve parliament on 31 January 2026.

Two pro-democracy activists have been convicted of royal defamation over a statement referring to the political situation which was delivered during the APEC 2022 protest.

As the European Union and Thailand will soon be resuming negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Thai civil society organizations issued an open letter calling for the EU to take steps to ensure accountability and protection of rights.

A network of civil society organizations has urged the Constitutional Court to release its full ruling on prohibiting direct election of a Constituent Assembly in the new constitutional drafting process, arguing that the Court exerted its power excessively and undermined democracy.

Thailand has received a report from the UN Human Rights Council about its alleged involvement in cross-border human rights violations. Similar reports have been delivered simultaneously to Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Viet Nam, China, Malaysia and ASEAN, detailing apparent international collusion in killings, enforced disappearances and other crimes.

The House of Representatives today (24 September) approves a new bill proposing amendments to the Labour Protection Act so that employees are entitled to 3 days of menstrual leave per month.

The trial has begun of activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, charged with draft evasion for refusing to take part in military conscription as an act of protest against compulsory military service. At the end of witness examination, Netiwit requested that the Samut Prakan District Court petition the Constitutional Court to rule whether the Military Service Act is unconstitutional.