Thailand politics

Thailand wields a controversial law in its attempt to stamp out a campaign of student-led protests.

Online tools have been invaluable for Thailand's pro-democracy movement – but the government is cracking down.

The choice has prompted a debate as to whether the useof communist imagery will help or hinder the protesters' cause.

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.

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

"It’s not a matter of whether or not the existing power structures start to give way: it’s just a question of when."

The parliamentary session is Prime Minister Prayut's way of seizing the initiative after months of anti-government protesters.

The government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is hoping to defuse protesters' calls for far-reaching reform.

As protesters address their demands to the king, Thailand's military-royalist establishment is banking that the demonstrations will peter out.

Social and technical trends suggest that the country has reached a historic political watershed.

The paternalistic move will only exacerbate the country's simmering anti-government and anti-monarchy sentiment.