The Roi-Et Provincial Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by an MP from the Klatham Party against a university student over a Facebook share questioning the MP’s qualifications. The Court concluded that scrutinising the qualifications of a politician or public figure is something that the public is entitled to do.

The Chonburi Provincial Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against journalist Kowit Photisan, editor of The Isaan Record, by Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Chomklin for sharing a Facebook post.

A 35-year-old citizen has been indicted for defamation over her Facebook post about Thammanat’s alleged links to a drug trafficking case in Australia.

An MP from the Klatham Party, led by Thammanat Prompao, has filed a defamation lawsuit against a university student over a Facebook share.

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thai politician Suchart Chomklin to immediately drop his criminal defamation lawsuit against Kowit Phothisan, editor of the independent online outlet The Isaan Record, and on Thai authorities to strengthen protections against strategic lawsuits targeting journalists.

Thailand has been ranked 92nd in Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s 2026 World Press Freedom Index, 7 places below its 2025 ranking, and is now rated as “difficult.”

After Suchart Chomklin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, brought criminal defamation lawsuits against two journalists who reported about a bribery case, Human Rights Watch calls for a stronger anti-SLAPP protections, noting that the apparent aim of such lawsuits is intimidation and that they undermine freedom of expression.

Kowit Phothisan, The Isaan Record’s editor, has been sued for defamation by Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Chomklin over a Facebook post he shared. The post was originally written by The Isaan Record’s editor-in-chief Hathairat Phaholtap, whom Suchart previously sued over a report alleging that Thai politicians have been taking bribes from a former executive of a Finnish berry-picking company.

Hathairat Phaholtap, editor-in-chief of The Isaan Record, filed a petition with a Senate standing committee and MPs from the People’s Party to call for an investigation into SLAPP lawsuits by politicians.

Hathairat Phaholtap, editor-in-chief of The Isaan Record, has been sued for defamation by Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Chomklin over an investigative report citing a statement from sources in the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) that Thai politicians have been taking bribe from a former executive of a Finnish berry company.

A defamation lawsuit filed against Australian journalist Murray Hunter by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been dropped following a mediation session on 16 February.

Following the indictment of Australian journalist Murray Hunter, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) issued a statement raising concerns about the indictment and demanded that the charges against him be dropped.