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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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: A political amnesty law takes effect in Thailand but excludes lese majeste
BANGKOK (AP) — An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades took effect Monday, but the law excludes some of the more serious cases, including those involving lese ...
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 ...