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Why Thailand will vote to decide a new constitution
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2026
» Voters in Thailand's general elections on Feb 8 will also be asked to decide if a new constitution should replace a 2017 charter.
Thaksin’s woes hurt poll bid
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sent back to prison after the Supreme Court ordered him to serve a one-year jail term in connection with the high-profile “14th floor” case, dealing a major blow to any prospect of him playing a role in election campaigning.
Bangkok Post Editor answers Redditors
Published on 02/12/2025
» Bangkok Post Editor Soonruth Bunyamanee joins an AMA (Ask me anything) session on www.reddit.com/r/Thailand which he was asked questions about press freedom, journalism ethics, and the challenges facing the media in Thailand, as well as the future of traditional media in the digital era.
Scam centre explosions ‘all for show’
The New York Times, Published on 29/11/2025
» For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human-trafficking hubs in Southeast Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight. It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business — the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards. It was all visible from neighbouring Mae Sot in Thailand.
Thailand urged to drop defamation charges against Australian journalist
Published on 27/11/2025
» Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted for his reporting on Malaysia’s media regulatory agency, Human Rights Watch stated on Thursday.
Parole would help ‘stressed’ Thaksin, says daughter
Online Reporters, Published on 20/11/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is growing “very stressed” behind bars and parole could be good for his health, his daughter Paetongtarn said on Thursday.
Shinawatra woes imperil Pheu Thai
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/11/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces mounting legal and political challenges, which analysts believe will keep him in prison beyond the next general election, severely undermining the Pheu Thai Party's ability to lead a coalition government.
Govt eyes Thaksin tax collection
WICHIT CHANTHANUSORNSIRI, Published on 19/11/2025
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas on Tuesday confirmed that the Revenue Department would move ahead with collecting 17.6 billion baht in tax from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following a Supreme Court ruling.
Thaksin kin vow to fight
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/11/2025
» Former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was "hurt and saddened" upon learning that the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) had decided to appeal the decision to acquit him of lese majeste charges stemming from his interview with a South Korean newspaper back in 2015, according to his daughter, Pingtongta Kunakornwong.
Chief prosecutor to appeal Thaksin lese-majeste acquittal
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/11/2025
» New Attorney-General Ittiporn Kaewthip has decided to appeal the lese-majeste case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, overturning a recommendation from a prosecutors’ panel that favoured ending the proceedings after the initial court defeat.