Hathairat Phaholtap, editor-in-chief of The Isaan Record, filed a petition with a Senate standing committee and MPs from the People’s Party to call for an investigation into SLAPP lawsuits by politicians.

The Civil Court yesterday (24 March) ordered the Akara Resources Public Company Limited, a mining company which has operated mines in Phichit and Phetchabun, to pay damages to local communities affected by the company’s gold mining operation.

A 33-year-old Facebook user has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over two Facebook posts in 2022. She was previously convicted for another royal defamation case, bringing the cumulative prison term for the two cases to 15 years.

14 Thai civil society organisations have called on newly re-elected Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to urgently address the fuel crisis, criticising the PM for mishandling the issue, which has driven up the overall cost of living in the country.

Hathairat Phaholtap, editor-in-chief of The Isaan Record, has been sued for defamation by Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Chomklin over an investigative report citing a statement from sources in the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) that Thai politicians have been taking bribe from a former executive of a Finnish berry company.

An activist-turned MP has been acquitted of a royal defamation charge over a speech he delivered at a 22 August 2020 protest in Ubon Ratchathani province. He faced three royal defamation charges, all of which resulted in acquittals.

The South Bangkok Criminal Court today (20 March) dismissed a royal defamation charge filed against activist Nawat Liangwattana over a speech he gave at a protest on 14 August 2023, said Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

Kamonsak Leewamoh, a Prachachat MP for Narathiwat, is reported to be unharmed after attackers opened fire on his vehicle earlier this morning (20 March).

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul will stay in office as Prime Minister after the House of Representatives re-elected him in today’s session (19 March).

A 77-year-old has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a protest speech that she delivered on 26 July 2023. She was given a two-year suspension and required to attend a dhamma training program. She is also considered the eldest person to be prosecuted under royal defamation law following the mass protests in 2020.

The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition asking it to rule on the legality of barcodes and QR codes printed on ballot papers for the latest general elections.

The Ombudsman has petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule on the legality of barcodes and QR codes printed on ballot papers for the latest general elections, amid concerns these compromise ballot secrecy. The Court will decide on Wednesday (18 March) whether to accept the case.