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23 Aug 2023
Warunee, a Facebook user detained pending appeal on a royal defamation charge, has gone on a hunger strike in protest after being repeatedly denied bail.
23 Aug 2023
After parliament elected Pheu Thai Party’s candidate Srettha Thavisin as Thailand’s new Prime Minister, the Move Forward party (MFP) announced that it will work as an opposition party committed to bringing change to Thai society.
MFP Secretary-General Chaithawat Tulathon speaking during yesterday's press conference (22 August), joined by other MFP MPs.
22 Aug 2023
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned from exile, has been detained and is being closely monitored due to his vulnerable health and pre-existing medical conditions, including lung, heart, blood pressure, and spinal issues.
22 Aug 2023
House Speaker Waan Muhamad Noor Matha has dismissed a motion proposed by Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Rangsiman Rome to review the resolution that prevents the renomination of a prime ministerial candidate.
22 Aug 2023
Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister who returned from self-exile, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for convictions in 3 cases passed on him in absentia.
22 Aug 2023
The 11-party coalition led by Pheu Thai hopes to form a government with Sretta Thavisin as Prime Minister
22 Aug 2023
As soon as his private jet lands in Thailand, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has lived in exile for 17 years, will be taken to the Supreme Court for processing into the judicial system.
21 Aug 2023
Tussanee Buranupakorn, a former Pheu Thai MP, announced her resignation from the party after Pheu Thai declared that Phalang Pracharath and United Thai Nations, two parties led by leaders of the 2014 coup, have joined the new government coalition.
21 Aug 2023
7 people have been sentenced for violating the Emergency Decree due to their participation in a protest on 1 February 2021 against a coup by the Myanmar Military.
21 Aug 2023
Student activist Thanatorn Vitayabenjang has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on a royal defamation charge filed against him for reading a statement and giving a speech during a protest in August 2021.
20 Aug 2023
The ultra-royalist Thai Pakdee Party, known for its staunch opposition to amending the lese majeste law, has released a statement urging conservative parties joining the Pheu Thai coalition to resist a total rewrite of the constitution on the grounds that it would lead to greater discord in the society.
18 Aug 2023
Another royal defamation complaint has been filed against student activist Benja Apan for a speech given during a protest on 3 September 2021.
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