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Two months after Pita Limjaroenrat's party triumphed in Thailand’s May 2023 election, the reformist politician failed to win enough votes in parliament this week to become prime minister. Thursday’s vote came just days after…

Thailand’s PM Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Tuesday his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay in charge only temporarily. His announcement was widely expected after his…

Issued on: 15/05/2023 - 11:36 Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party claimed victory in the country's election Monday after a stunning result that decimated…

BANGKOK: Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of…

BANGKOK: Thailand's health minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakulturned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.The 56-year-old…

Issued on: 13/05/2023 - 11:35 From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand's political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long…

Last Updated: March 25, 2023, 18:29 ISTPrime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha 69, is running with the new United Thai Nation Party (Reuters Photo)Prayuth, 69, is running with the new United Thai Nation Party, and will likely face Pheu Thai…

Two young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors' fears they could suffer organ failure.…

After 44 days of hunger strikes, two Thai activists in their early twenties were rushed to a hospital near Bangkok over the weekend amid fears they may not survive the night. The pair are demanding the release of…

BANGKOK: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ochahad not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for his return from a five-week suspension. The ruling will be a big…