The Thai Civil Court has dismissed a case filed by Thai activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa against the NSO Group, the Israeli manufacturer of the Pegasus spyware, saying the plaintiff had insufficient evidence to prove that the company had violated his privacy. Meanwhile, his lawyer pointed out the unequal footing between the plaintiff and the defendant.

A treason complaint filed against the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its patriarch, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been dismissed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Activist Sirawit Serithiwat was indicted on Monday (18 November) on a charge of defamation by publication for a speech given at a protest in March 2019 demanding impeachment of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) for mishandling the 2019 general election. The indictment came 5 years after the charge was filed.

A former red-shirt protest guard currently detained on royal defamation charges has been sentenced to 8 months and 20 days in prison over Facebook posts deemed defamatory towards former Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

The Civil Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against historian Nattapol Chaiching and his publisher, Same Sky Books, over two books based on Nattapol’s PhD thesis about Thai politics during the Cold War period, on the grounds that the plaintiff does not have the standing to file the lawsuit.

On 14 November, in a ceremony held at the National Museum in Bangkok, the US Embassy returned a set of artifacts from the prehistoric Ban Chiang archaeological site to the Thai government.

Kittirat Na Ranong, a former Finance Minister with close ties to the ruling Pheu Thai Party, is poised to become the next Bank of Thailand (BOT) board chairman, raising concerns about BOT independence and the possibility of political interference.

The Thai historical drama series The Empress of Ayodhaya became the subject of controversy over the weekend regarding a scene involving the poisoning of a black cat, in which it was claimed the cat was anaesthetized during filming, sparking outrage over animal cruelty.

Activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal has been charged with draft evasion after he refused to participate in the military conscription process.

The South Bangkok Criminal Court last Thursday (7 November) ruled to acquit Wanna Suansan, a 36-year-old woman accused of being involved in the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing, due to insufficient evidence.

A 57-year-old jailed pro-democracy activist faces serious health issues in detention in the Bangkok Remand Prison, raising concerns over the adequacy of medical care for detainees.

The statute of limitations on the Tak Bai Massacre expired on 25 October and, with none of the defendants showing up to court, the trials also ended. Negotiations for peace in the Deep South are, however, still ongoing. It is now critically important that the government have a strong political will to overcome obstacles and work towards peace.