By Prachatai |
Activist Sopon Surariddhidhamrong has been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for a speech during a 22 April 2022 protest in which the court claimed he insulted Queen Suthida.
By Prachatai |
A 74-year-old woman has been charged with royal defamation for a speech she gave during a protest on 26 July 2023 at Thammasat University, following attempts to bar Move Forward Party candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from becoming prime minister.
By Prachatai |
The campaign to petition for a constitutional amendment referendum faces potential delay as the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) told the the People’s Constitution Drafting Group, just hours after the petition gained the required number of signatures, that online forms will not be accepted and all 50,000 must be collected on paper.
By Prachatai |
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from prison to a hospital due to concerns over his high blood pressure and low blood oxygen level after being sent to jail for convictions in criminal cases.
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The Criminal Court has sentenced Prinn Panichpakdi, the former deputy leader of the Democrat Party, to 2 years and 8 months of imprisonment without parole for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female university student at a restaurant and later at his apartment, according to the Office of the Attorney General’s Deputy Spokesman, Kosolwat Intuchanyong.
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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.
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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.
By Prachatai |
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.
By Prachatai |
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.
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The 11-party coalition led by Pheu Thai hopes to form a government with Sretta Thavisin as Prime Minister
By Prachatai |
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.