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THAILAND

MPs take up amnesty proposals

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/07/2025

» The House of Representatives on Wednesday began intense deliberations on five bills to foster social harmony and grant amnesty for political offences, submitted by MPs and citizen groups.

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THAILAND

Rights lawyer’s jail time reaches 29 years

Published on 08/07/2025

» Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has been sentenced to another 2 years and 4 months in prison for royal defamation and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in Bangkok in November 2020.

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THAILAND

Gambling push put on hold

News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025

» The chief government whip has confirmed the highly controversial Entertainment Complex Bill will be withdrawn from parliament on Wednesday, so an amnesty bill can proceed.

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OPINION

Thailand's export-led model needs rejig

Oped, Pavida Pananond, Published on 03/07/2025

» Time is running out for Thailand, and the stakes have never been higher. As Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira arrived in Washington this week for critical trade talks with the US negotiation team, Thailand confronts not just a tariff negotiation but an existential challenge to its export-dependent economic model. With US President Donald Trump's 90-day grace period expiring on July 8, Thailand must secure a deal or face a punishing 36% tariff that threatens to unravel decades of export-led development strategy.

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THAILAND

Suriya Jungrungreangkit set for single day as acting PM

AFP, Published on 02/07/2025

» Thailand's acting prime minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle.

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THAILAND

Thaksin attends Criminal Court for lese-majeste hearing

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/07/2025

» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared at the Criminal Court on Tuesday to hear testimony by prosecution witnesses in a lese-majeste case that arose from an interview he gave in South Korea in 2015.

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THAILAND

Debate on casino complex bill delayed for one month

News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025

» Debate on the proposed casino-entertainment complex bill -- initially slated as the first item in the upcoming House session on July 3 -- will be postponed by about one month for further review, a move not linked to a political rift, says the Pheu Thai Party.

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THAILAND

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen's livestream 'breaks law'

Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 29/06/2025

» Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen's livestream broadcast on Friday amounts to interference in Thailand's internal affairs and violates international protocol, says Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Russ Jalichandra.

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THAILAND

House speaker backs amnesty bills' passage

Published on 29/06/2025

» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has urged government and opposition whips to push forward the amnesty bills for political offenders, believing successful passage of these bills would foster national reconciliation.

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THAILAND

Hun Sen says Thailand owes him gratitude, threatens to expose Shinawatras

Online Reporters, Published on 27/06/2025

» Cambodian Senate President Samdech Hun Sen has asserted that Thailand owes him a debt of gratitude for once sheltering members of the Shinawatra family, in the latest exchange in the ongoing dispute between him and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.