A 30-year-old man has been found guilty of royal defamation and given a suspended sentence of 1 year and 6 months for a post criticising Covid-19 vaccine production by the Siam Bioscience company.

Deputy House Speaker Padipat Santhiphada has announced that he will be joining the Fair Party after his expulsion from the Move Forward Party (MFP).

Activist Wanwalee Thammasattaya has been found guilty of royal defamation and sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison over a photo she posted of herself and two other people holding signs at a protest.

Senators have voted against a police summons being served on Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun over drug trafficking allegations following a debate where he defended himself.

Amidst the war between Israel and Palestine, which has resulted in the unconfirmed deaths of 12 Thais, the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv has been accepting requests from Thai nationals who wish to leave Israel.

The Cambodian government is planning to open a new consulate in Songkhla, but its decision to prioritize increasing the number of consulates over reducing passport fees has raised concerns among Cambodian workers abroad, who are seeking affordable passport renewal options for easier access to essential services.

Last Friday (6 October), activists from the People’s Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) went to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), where the 2023 Thailand Climate Action Conference is taking place, to protest government policies that would greenwash the country’s major corporations while worsening inequality.

Activists led by the Democracy Restoration Group have submitted a letter to participants at the third regional meeting of the Judicial Integrity Network in ASEAN of the United Nations Development Fund. The letter highlights concerns related to political prosecutions involving the Thai government and the lack of fairness in the Thai judicial process. 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) has passed an ordinance on electric passenger buses to reduce pollution. The law will make all buses in Bangkok electric vehicles (EVs) within 7 years and make Bangkok's air cleaner.

The Move Forward Party has submitted an amnesty bill for those involved in political activities since 2006, with the hope of restoring the lives of victims of lawfare.

A court in Pitsanulok has found a graduate student from Bangkok guilty of royal defamation for posting about protest crackdowns in October 2020. Sentencing was deferred for 2 years.

The Cabinet’s plan for constitutional amendments will not involve sections concerning the monarchy to avoid conflict, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Phumtham Wechayachai.