Two netizens have been sued for defamation by Deputy PM Thammanat Prompao after they commented on Facebook about a censure debate in which a People’s Party MP raised concerns about a scam network allegedly linked to Thai politicians. Thammanat has filed 270 defamation cases since October 2025 related to online comments linked to a scam network.

Two people have been killed when a crane collapsed on Rama II Road. The incident occurred just a day after a train collided with a collapsed construction crane, under the oversight of the same contractor, in Thailand’s northeast, leaving 32 killed.

A network of civil society groups has demanded that the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) change its polling station layout so voting for the general election and the constitutional amendment referendum can be done at the same time, over concern that the process might be too complicated and voters could miss out on voting in the referendum.

A network of civil society organizations has called on political parties to push for a gender recognition law, as not allowing trans people to change their gender markers and limiting legal markers to a binary male or female have led to discrimination against trans, non-binary, and intersex people.

A 31-year-old former private company employee has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for throwing paint at a portrait of the King in front of a supermarket.

At least 32 people have been killed and injured after a construction crane collapsed onto a moving train carrying more than 200 passengers in Thailand’s northeast, renewing concerns over construction safety in the country, following a fatal building collapse last year.

The People’s Constitutional Drafting Group, a network of civil society organizations campaigning for a new constitution, organized a running event at Benchakitti Park on Wednesday (7 January) to call for people to vote in favour of a new Constitution in the upcoming referendum, which will take place on 8 February, the same day as the general election.

The Forest Youth Voices public forum, which took place on 2 November 2025, brought together researchers, Indigenous youth, civil society actors, and members of the public to explore how Everyday Environmental Heritage (EEH) can function as a pathway from community practice to environmental policy.

The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) said this morning (6 January) that 2,410,425 people have registered for advance and overseas voting in the general election. 2,279,890 registered for advance voting, while 139,535 are voting overseas.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has closed investigation into the disappearance of Thai activist in exile Wanchalerm Satsaksit, who went missing in June 2020 while living in Cambodia.

With less than 8 hours to go before registration closes for out-of-constituency and overseas voting in the constitutional amendment referendum, iLaw calls on the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) to extend the registration process for another 3 days.

With the constitutional amendment referendum set for 8 February, Thai voters now have three days to register to vote out of their constituency or overseas. Advance voting is not available for the referendum.