Former Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikua has been appointed advisor to the Prime Minister, a year after he pledged not to engage with the Pheu Thai Party following its coalition with military-backed parties.

For the past several days, Chiang Mai has been experiencing a once-in-decades flood, and although flood waters have retreated from most of the city center, worsening conditions are anticipated for downstream areas like Saraphi district and several districts in Lamphun province.

The Narathiwat Provincial Court has issued an arrest warrant for Pheu Thai MP Gen Pisarn Wattanawongkiri, formerly the Fourth Army Region commander, one of the seven officials facing trial for the 25 October 2004 Tak Bai Massacre, which resulted in the death of 85 people.

A court has dismissed charges filed against a man for the death of Warit Somnoi, a 15-year-old protester killed after being shot during a protest near Din Daeng Police Station on 16 August 2021, citing unclear evidence.

The Thai Ministry of Education has ordered the suspension of all unnecessary school field trips following an incident on Tuesday (1 October), in which a bus transporting students from a school in Uthai Thani caught fire, killing 20 children and three teachers.

A 29-year-old pro-democracy activist has been given a 3-year suspended sentence in prison after being charged with royal defamation for posting a drawing of King Vajiralongkorn on social media.

Thai Criminal Court has approved the deportation of an ethnic minority human rights defender following Vietnam’s request. His fate is now in the hands of the Thai government, which will decide whether to extradite him or not. If deported, he would face 10 years imprisonment on terrorism charges.

The Senate voted on Monday (30 September) to amend the Referendum bill previously approved by the House of Representatives to require a double majority.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for royal defamation over a 2021 post on X (formerly Twitter) about King Vajiralongkorn. He was later given a one-year suspended sentence on the grounds that he had never participated in any political protests.

The Last Breath of Sam Yan, a documentary about an effort by students and residents in Bangkok’s Sam Yan neighbourhood to protect a Chinese shrine from demolition, has won a Suphannahong National Film Award for best documentary of 2023.

The Freedom Bridge project was officially launched yesterday (26 September) to provide support for Thai political prisoners and their families which face related economic and psychological impacts.

5 activists from the Thalufah group have been fined over a protest on 30 July 2021, when they splashed paint in front of the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters while demanding that the party leave the government coalition.