A photo went viral on social media showing a campaign message from the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) projected by laser onto the pillar of Rama VIII bridge, provoking questions about its legality and criticism from the public.

The Chiang Mai Provincial Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge against Ramil, a student at Chiang Mai University, for his performance in front of the university, stating that the evidence presented by the prosecution did not show Ramil's malicious intent in relation to the Section 112 offence.

As crowds of voters flocked to polling stations across the country on Sunday (7 May) to vote early or outside of their home province, they faced many issues, from names missing from the registered list to missing candidate profiles.

United Thai Nation, a conservative party led by Prayut Chan-o-cha, has released a new campaign video portraying a dystopian version of a Thailand reigned overgoverned by liberal values.

Thai people in Vancouver, Canada, staged a protest last Sunday (30 April) in front of the polling station at the Thai Consulate to demand the repeal of the royal defamation law.

An intellectually disabled 19-year-old protester has received a summons from the police in Phatthalung to answer a royal defamation charge.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam promises no political vacuum after the election, expecting a government from the parties holding a majority of House seats.

Move Forward's Pita Limjaroenrat has taken the lead in a poll for Prime Minister, replacing former frontrunner Paetongtarn Shinawatra from the Pheu Thai Party.

The Election Commission (EC) clarified that a photo allegedly showing vote-buying in Amnat Charoen Province is false, and that in fact it shows the membership registration process of the Palang Pracharath Party. The Party leader said the photo was edited.

Warong Dechgitvigrom, leader of the royalist-aligned Thai Pakdee Party, yesterday appeared in court to testify in a defamation case brought against him by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat has also filed a similar case.

Human rights organizations have demanded an independent investigation after a Lao activist was shot and killed in a Vientiane coffee shop on Saturday (29 April).

The Court of Appeal has dismissed charges of royal defamation for putting a sticker on a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn in front of the Supreme Court during a protest on 19 September 2020.