Thailand monarchy

Despite rumors of dissent within Prayut Chan-o-cha's coalition, the military is poised to retain its privileged position in Thai politics.

Simmering anti-government sentiment has been compounded by Prayut's failures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

After anti-government demonstrations aired unprecedented criticisms of a powerful institution, the backlash is now in full swing.

The move came as Prime Minister Prayut assumed sweeping new powers to fight the current outbreak of COVID-19.

After a period of hiatus, and amid a concerted legal offensive, the student-led protests are beginning to revive.

The announcement follows the arrest of nearly 400 people in connection to the ongoing pro-democracy protest movement.

The decision is designed to prevent the leaders from playing any active role in the ongoing political protest movement.

The case against 80-year-old Bundit Aneeya stemmed from comments he made at a seminar in 2015.

The editor of a ditched anthology of essays on Thai politics has called for an academic boycott on the National University of Singapore Press.

Thousands of recently-created Twitter accounts beamed out royalist hashtags intended to counter rising online mockery of the monarchy.

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

This revival of lese-majeste law marks an escalation in the authorities’ campaign against rising pro-democracy protests.