Prayut Chan-o-Cha

The development reinforces the government’s determination to make inroads despite the challenges that confront it.

A closer look at the significance of the new budget numbers for the country.

A party defects from Thailand’s ruling coalition, leaving Prime Minister Prayut with a razor-thin majority.

A look at what the prime minister’s tenure may mean for the country’s economic prospects.

Yingluck Shinawatra received Serbian citizenship last week.

As a new government takes shape, the issues that lie ahead for it are quite familiar.

With parliament’s unsurprising vote, Prayut Chan-o-cha has completed an engineered effort to prolong his rule as premier.

Prayut’s reference to a George Orwell classic has served as yet another front for criticism against the government given its past record and the country’s current state.

Doubts about the results and the role of the election commission in particular have further intensified distrust about the country’s institutions and muddied the waters.

Situation intensifies uncertainties about the result as well as the future prospects of the country.

And if they are not, what should liberal and democratic political parties in Thailand do?