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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (right) takes part in a campaign event for his Bhumjaithai party in Ranong, Thailand, Jan. 3, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Bhumjaithai Party Subscribe for ads-free reading ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand Slips to 80th in Global Rule of Law Index
BANGKOK - Thailand has hit a new stumbling block on the world stage this year. The country recently slipped to 80th place in the highly anticipated Global ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: How Thailand’s Messy Politics Fueled Its Border War With Cambodia
In June 2025, Hun Sen, Cambodia’s influential former prime minister, leaked the audio of a phone call that he’d held days earlier with the leader of Thailand. The two nations were then on the brink of ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand’s economic recovery depends on opening up
Thailand’s snap election on 8 February 2026 delivered a decisive victory for the conservatives. Bhumjaithai, a royalist party led by caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, more than tripled its ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Will pro-military message bring Thailand’s ‘most hawkish’ party to power?
As Thailand prepares to vote on Sunday in a nationwide election, the country’s months-long border dispute with Cambodia continues to cast a shadow over election proceedings. Brief but deadly armed ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand’s split-ticket election exposes party weakness
Thailand’s February 2026 election produced a striking split-ticket outcome, with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party dominating single-member districts and the reformist People’s Party leading the ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia
Thailand's king approved the dissolution of parliament, triggering early elections. The Southeast Asian nation has been locked in a border dispute with Cambodia. The political crisis collides with ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People ride scooters by electoral campaign posters, before Thailand general elections on February 8, in Bangkok, Thailand, ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thai election sees old order restored as political dynasties weigh on vote
Bangkok – Thailand’s swing to more conservative politics in last weekend’s election reveals as much about the dynamics of local power brokers as it does the missteps of the main progressive party, ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand: 44 Opposition Politicians Face Lifetime Ban from Politics
(Bangkok) – Thai authorities will prosecute 44 opposition politicians for sponsoring a bill to reform Thailand’s lèse-majesté (insulting the monarchy) law, which could result in a lifetime ban from ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Thailand Headed for Political Vacuum
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s December 11 decision to dissolve Parliament, precipitating early polls, is widely regarded as a tactical strike while he is riding high on nationalist ...
News Thailand » East » Politics: Political prisoners struggle for medical care in Thailand
This article was published by Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand. An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. Ekachai Hongkangwan is an ...