Thailand

An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in February 2025.

The kingdom’s senatorial selection is a reminder that although Thailand is no longer under a dictatorship, the dictator’s legacy continues to rule.

Bangkok is hedging its bets, and fully seizing all the opportunities that multilateralism presents.

Can the return of exiled politicians ignite hope for Thai democracy and reshape its political landscape?

Deliberation over incremental increases to Thailand's minimum wage underscores a delicate balance between the imperative for fair compensation and the necessity to preserve economic competitiveness. 

Hundreds of the party's supporters voiced their excitement, and disappointment, as Parliament voted against the MFP leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat.

How the change in voting tendencies among Bangkokians may indicate a national political shift.

A 15-year-old sits in detention for insulting the monarchy. With such cases in progress, the election this Sunday alone can’t be expected to put Thailand back on track.

The deaths of two Uyghur refugees in a detention center in Thailand shed light on the grave injustice that is the continued imprisonment of Uyghurs. 

Members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also called the Mayflower Church, came to Thailand in 2022 seeking asylum. 

In 2019, before the pandemic, around 11 million Chinese visited Thailand each year. 

More than 7,300 people have been killed since the insurgency began in 2004 in Thailand’s south.

Allegations of corruption and rough treatment of suspects by police in Thailand are not unusual, but a video leaked of the fatal assault last year, prompting action.

The official visit by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to Riyadh signals the nations are seeking to thaw ties, long chilled by 1989 Blue Diamond affair.

In the face of mounting domestic concerns, Thailand will have a hard time trying to smoothly run APEC meetings in 2022.

Protesters’ demands remain the same: a constitutional overhaul, new elections and a reform of the monarchy.

The plant, native to Southeast Asia, is used as a mild stimulant and painkiller.

Despite COVID risks, protesters took to the streets of Thailand's capital once more to call for the prime minister's ouster and decry the government's pandemic response.

Siam Bioscience was awarded a license by AstraZeneca last year to be a regional production hub supplying eight other countries despite having no experience in manufacturing vaccines.

A woman was found guilty of violating the lese majeste law for posting audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy.

How did Thailand grow its nascent renewable energy sector?

The surge of cases in Samut Sakhon province threatens to undo months of efforts to contain the virus and hasten recovery of Thailand's ailing economy. 

A nine-judge panel agreed with the army that retired senior officers such as Prayut are allowed to stay in army housing in recognition of their service.

Protest groups change venue to keep the peace as authorities resurrect the notorious Article 112.