Thailand politics

Paul Chambers of Naresuan University, a leading academic authority on the Thai military, has been deemed a flight risk and imprisoned pending trial.

The Royal Thai Army has accused Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, of violating the lese-majeste law and Computer Crime Act.

The opposition People's Party has accused Paetongtarn Shinawatra of being under the undue influence of her father, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

The People's Party accuses the leader of incompetence, lack of qualifications, and being under the undue sway of her father Thaksin Shinawatra.

The country's anti-corruption agency is investigating 44 ex-MPs from the dissolved Move Forward Party over their support for changes to the law.

Arnon Nampa has now been sentenced to more than 18 years imprisonment in six lese-majeste cases.

The People's Party is less focused on personalities and party-building than on slowly shifting the perceptions of the Thai electorate.

Can Paetongtarn Shinawatra seize the opportunity to make a break with the repressive policies of past administrations?

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says she will focus on reviving the economy, but this depends on surviving in office long enough to implement her policies.

In the discussions over Thailand's new cabinet, there has been a curious silence about foreign policy.

The new cabinet line-up has not been officially announced, but is likely to feature a mix of continuity and change.

In the latest wild swing in Thai political allegiances, the conservative Democrat Party has been invited to join Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government.

Royalist petitioners are seeking the dissolution of the party, alleging that former PM Thaksin Shinawatra is exercising an undue influence over its operations.

The return to prominence of the divisive Shinawatra clan has helped create a more conducive environment for progressive change – especially in the capital, Bangkok.

The biggest challenge facing the young leader is the perception that she will serve as a mere proxy for her father Thaksin Shinawatra.

The 37-year-old will become the youngest PM in Thailand's history, and the third member of her family to lead the country.

The Constitutional Court's unseating of Srettha Thavisin has once again plunged the country into political uncertainty.

Things may get worse after Thailand’s Move Forward Party dissolution, but they vow to fight on.

The Constitutional Court ruling has plunged the country into political limbo, a week after it disbanded Thailand's largest opposition party.

In quashing one political threat, the country's conservative establishment may have created an even bigger one.

The party's name appears to be a reference to the 1932 revolution, which ended the country's system of absolute monarchy.

Civil society groups found creative ways to improve the quality of an election that has been described as “strange and undemocratic."

The ex-party's leaders plan to reassemble under a new banner, but in the face of conservative opposition, their victory is far from inevitable.

The ruling is part of a long war of attrition against the progressive opposition by conservative forces trying to maintain their grip on power.