The Supreme Military Court ruled yesterday (22 July) to uphold suspended prison sentences against two senior cadets charged over the death of a first-year cadet in 2017, sparking criticism of the Military Court and calls for reform.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a petition requesting an inquiry to end inhumane treatment of human rights lawyer Anon Nampa regarding the use of leg shackles during his royal defamation trial, citing that the practice was lawful.

The Thai military has accused Cambodia of laying new anti-personnel landmines along the undemarcated Thai-Cambodian border at Chang Bok Pass, after three Thai soldiers were injured last Wednesday when one of them stepped on a landmine.

3 activists have been indicted on charges of sedition and royal defamation, among other charges, over a protest in front of parliament on 24 September 2020.

Cambodia is continuing to ban the import of fuel and gas from Thailand amid the ongoing border disputes between the two countries. At the same time, Cambodia also appears to be leveraging the moment to diversify its energy sources away from Thailand, with the well-connected Kampuchea Tela, the largest energy player in the country, standing to gain even more market share as PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (PTT OR), the Thai state enterprise and second-largest fuel distributor in the country, suffers a setback.

On Wednesday (16 July), parliament passed in the second and third readings a new labour protection bill increasing paid parental leave from 90 to 120 days. Employees whose partners had given birth are also entitled to up to 15 days of paid parental leave.

The Supreme Court has upheld a prison sentence against a law student for royal defamation over a Facebook post about a protest in Germany against the Thai King.

A bill amending the Referendum Act, which was put on hold for 180 days in December 2024, has been approved for further parliamentary consideration by the House of Representatives.

Parliament has dismissed an amnesty bill for political crimes that was proposed by the People’s Party and the Network for People’s Amnesty.

A 21-year-old man with an intellectual disability has been indicted for royal defamation over a video clip he posted on TikTok. He was later granted bail pending trial.

A court in Bangkok has refused to allow a Thai student charged with royal defamation to leave the country to study for a master’s degree in Germany on an Erasmus scholarship.

Debate began on Wednesday (9 July) in parliament on five proposed amnesty bills for prosecutions deemed political crimes. However, the House Speaker abruptly adjourned the session before parliament could finish the debate and vote on the bills.