The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday (3 August) to ban former Palang Pracharath MP Thanikan Pornpongsaroj from running in elections for life, after she allegedly asked another MP to vote on her behalf during a parliamentary session in 2019.

Six activists have faced the charges under the Public Assembly and Road Traffic acts after demanding police responsibility for the APEC protest crackdown that cost one activist an eye.

Thaksin Shinawatra has announced via Twitter that he will delay his planned return to Thailand on August 10 by no later than two weeks.

Fair Party MP Kannavee Suebsang has urged the government to provide better aid to the victims of the explosion at a firework warehouse on August 31 in Muno market, Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province.

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has ordered the adjournment of today’s emergency parliamentary session to debate amending the constitutionใ

Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Nakornchai Khunnarong has submitted a resignation letter based on his conviction for theft in 1999. The Election Commission (EC) is to set the date for a by-election.

The Prime Ministerial vote, previously scheduled for this Friday (4 August), has been postponed as the Constitutional Court has yet to rule on the petition asking whether prohibiting repeated nominations of candidates for Prime Minister is unconstitutional.

The Election Commission (EC) plans to take legal action against a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP after it was found that he was previously convicted of theft.

The Thammasat University Student Union (TUSU) organized a protest on Wednesday (26 July) at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus against attempts by the Senate and the Constitutional Court to block Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat from becoming Prime Minister despite his party winning the election.

The next PM vote, along with one to amend Section 272, will take place on 4 August 2023, the same day that the Constitutional Court considers the petition regarding Pita Limjaroenrat’s renomination. The House Speaker insisted Thaksin’s return is of no concern to parliament.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return home on August 10th, Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s daughter, has announced on social media, adding that even though her family is concerned, they respect his decision.

Police said Wednesday they were investigating a bomb attack at the home of a finance newspaper editor, which came just hours after a colleague at the same news outlet received a death threat to his children.