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The leaked phone call that could ring the changes for one of Thailand’s most powerful dynasties

A conversation between the prime minister and Cambodia’s former leader has sparked chaos and coup concerns and possibly the end of the Shinawatra family’s political fortunes

The Guardian - AU

Anger at Thailand’s top court as voters become numb to political chaos

Frustration brews among voters after banning of progressive Move Forward party and removal of Srettha Thavisin as prime minister

The Guardian - AU

Thai king's estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law

An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country's monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law

The Independent UK

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Thailand king’s estranged son makes surprise return after 27 years

Reappearance of Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse raises questions over succession

The Guardian - UK

Legacy of 2014 coup haunts Thai reformist’s bid for PM

Two months after Pita Limjaroenrat's party triumphed in Thailand’s May 2023 election, the reformist politician failed to win enough votes in parliament this week to become prime minister. Thursday’s vote came just days after Thailand’s caretaker prime minister and former army chief, Prayuth Chan-ocha, announced his retirement from politics. But…

France 24

Thai PM to retire from politics nine years after seizing power in coup

Prayuth Chan-ocha announces resignation after his party suffered a humiliating defeat in May election

The Guardian - UK

Is northern Thailand still in love with the Shinawatras?

Emotional ties between the Shinawatra dynasty and voters in the north could be key to the outcome of Sunday’s election.

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Thai activists facing royal defamation charges end 50-day hunger strike

Two young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors' fears they could suffer organ failure.

France 24

Thai hunger strike activists calling for justice reforms fight for life in hospital

After 44 days of hunger strikes, two Thai activists in their early twenties were rushed to a hospital near Bangkok over the weekend amid fears they may not survive the night. The pair are calling for the release of political prisoners and urgent reforms of the Thai justice system, which…

France 24

Thai activists in weak condition on hunger strike, say doctors

Jailed activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong are demanding lese-majesty law be repealed

The Guardian - UK

Chadchart needs more time on the job

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitttipunt has come under fire from critics over failing to solve flood problems in the capital after it was lashed with heavy rain last Tuesday night.

Bangkok Post

Red Bull heir still at large 10 years on

A crashed Ferrari, a dead policeman and a fugitive heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune -- a decade on, Thailand is no closer to resolving one of its most notorious hit-and-run cases.

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