Thailand

The bill to change the charter introduced by the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) is the least likely of seven bills to make it through parliament, although it is the most controversial. Any senators could also not show up for the first-reading vote on the seven drafts as they fear there may be tensions between anti-government demonstrators and pro-government backers …

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, co-founder of the Democratic Movement, called off a scheduled campaign trip to Surat Thani on for fear that he might face resistance close to what he faced from a group of yellow-clad royalists in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Instead in the 20th of December, regional administration organization (PAO) election there Mr Thanathorn went to Phangnga to assist with his …

In the middle of a tour to the north-east of the region, King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand wrote messages of national reconciliation and love two days after demonstrators sent him a letter requesting royal changes that would curtail his powers. The Royal Palace did not comment on months of demonstrations, but the King’s communications in the South-East Asian nation are …

The protest over the King is on-going and as thousands marched to the Grand Palace, Thai police used water cannons against demonstrators in Bangkok once again, raising tensions in a kingdom increasingly rife with controversy over its monarchy’s position. The young demonstrators, who have been staging flash mobs all over the world since January, said they needed King Maha Vajiralongkorn …

The government has vowed to boost its attempts to rehabilitate the tourism sector in Phuket, which has been hammered on both its short-term and long-term targets by the pandemic. His advisory committee, headed by Thosaporn Sirisamphand, former secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Council, has already been instructed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to finalize the recommendations …

As the protesters want Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government to resign immediately in order to implement a new Constitution and to reform the monarchy, The youth-led demonstrators have held almost regular rallies in Bangkok and other cities for three weeks, prompting counter rallies by pro-royalist groups opposed to any reform of the monarchy. The Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shared that he would be delighted to see a better person succeed him as Thailand’s premier and said he was tired of using his authority. He made his remarks at the Thailand National Defence College as a keynote speaker at a course-opening event. He shared that if there is a person who is stronger, more competent …

After Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed it, a bill on national referendums is on its way to parliament for review. The bill is deemed appropriate for the procedure of amending the charter, which would require at least one plebiscite. Anucha Burapachaisri, the government spokesperson, shared that the bill is being forwarded to the president of parliament to place it on …

The Office of the Judiciary insisted that it behaved in compliance with proper protocols, after four anti-government leaders were released.  Suriyan Hongwilai, the judicial spokesperson, said the lawsuits had not yet entered the justice system, so his decision to turn down a police order to apprehend opposition leaders for a third time was in accordance with universal legal norms. It …

Critics had the chance to slam the suggestion by a Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) deputy leader to hold a referendum for two years to ban political rallies, arguing it would breach the rights of people and just escalate the continuing conflict. Paiboon Nititawan, who said it would allow the economy to rebound and avoid tensions from escalating, floated the proposal. …