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By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and AFP Published: 09:59 EDT, 20 August 2025 | Updated: 11:08 EDT, 20 August 2025 The Thai Royal Family have shared a concerning health update on the king’s eldest daughter who has been in a coma for three years. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, 45, is …

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country’s dominant political dynasty. Thailand’s affairs have been driven for years by a battle between the conservative, …

BANGKOK, June 24 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Tuesday the finalisation of the Thai cabinet reshuffle, with candidate qualifications currently under review before the line-up is submitted for royal approval. “Discussions with all party leaders have been completed. Once the vetting process is finalised, the list of …

An American academic faces 15 years in prison in Thailand after being accused of insulting the royal family. Paul Chambers, a 58-year-old lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University, was arrested last week following a complaint filed by the army. A lawyer for Chambers has said the accusations stemmed from a blurb for …

BANGKOK, Jan 31 — A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges. The 75-year-old billionaire was jailed for eight years on graft and abuse of power after he …

BANGKOK, June 8 ― Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government. Advertisement The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his …

BANGKOK, Aug 30 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing documentation to draft a request for a royal pardon, but when it would be submitted was at his discretion, his lawyer said today. Thaksin returned to Thailand in a vaunted homecoming last week after spending 15 years abroad …

BANGKOK, May 22 — An alliance led by Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party hopes to draft a new constitution, end monopolies and allow same-sex marriage, among other aims, according to a draft of objectives that made no mention of a divisive royal insult law. The opposition Move Forward and Pheu …

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has denied charges of less majeste against him. — Reuters pic BANGKOK, April 11 — A prominent Thai politician faces up to 20 years in prison following his indictment today for insulting the king and violating a cyber law, after he criticised the government for over-reliance on a …

Demonstrators take cover from rubber bullets during a clash with the police while protesting against the amendment of the lese majeste law, in Bangkok, Thailand November 14, 2021. — Reuters pic BANGKOK, Nov 14 — Hundreds of protesters rallied in Bangkok today against a decision by a top court that …