Two Myanmar migrant workers on death row for the brutal murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment following a mass royal pardon. The …
Questioning Thailand’s Monarchy Was Off-Limits. Now Protesters Are Doing Just That.
A youthful protest movement is taking aim at the country’s monarchy, a secretive and powerful institution protected by one of the world’s most severe lèse-majesté laws.
Thai king commutes death sentence for Myanmar men in British tourist murder case
Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row in Thailand for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Friday thanks to a royal decree, their lawyer …
Why Protesters Are Back on the Streets in Thailand
Thailand’s 2019 election was billed as an end to five years of military rule. Yet not much changed after the disputed vote: Former army chief and coup leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha returned as prime …
Thai investor mood dips for first time in four months, politics weigh
Investor confidence in Thailand’s capital markets over the next three months dropped for the first time in four months, unsettled by recent anti-government protests, a capital market association said …
Thailand’s new economic team takes charge
Former banker Predee Daochai was inaugurated as Thailand’s new finance minister in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s revamped Cabinet that’s tasked to lead the country out of its worst ever economic …
Thailand Unlikely to Welcome International Tourists in 2020
Despite the absence of tourism’s drain on its economy, Thailand is holding off on reopening to foreign visitors as other Asian nations see renewed COVID-19 outbreaks.
‘We Must Fight’: Thailand’s Youth Take On The Establishment
The coronavirus pandemic sent Thailand’s economy into free fall, focusing already simmering discontent against the government’s handling of the crisis. Alleged human rights abuses by authorities are …
Thailand’s New Economic Team Takes Charge as Growth Sputters
Former banker Predee Daochai was inaugurated as Thailand’s new finance minister in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s revamped Cabinet that’s tasked to lead the country out of its worst-ever economic …
In defiance of law, protesters in Thailand demand curbs on king’s powers
Student-led protests are calling for curbs on King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s wealth and power, openly defying laws against insulting the monarchy.