Thai monarchy

[BANGKOK] The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit started on Sunday (Oct 26), with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Ban...

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His court appearance came a day after he received a royal amnesty

THAILAND’S prime minister called for dialogue in “safe spaces” on Monday (Feb 12) over the once-taboo issue of royal family motorcades, after more than a dozen people were injured in weekend brawls be...

A Thai court on Wednesday (Jan 31) ruled the biggest party in parliament had violated the constitution in seeking to change a law against insulting the monarchy, in what could set a precedent for any ...

Thwarted Thai election winner Pita Limjaroenrat vowed on Thursday (Nov 9) to run for prime minister again, defying conservative forces that blocked him from the job this year and despite a looming cou...

A Thai court on Tuesday (Sep 26) sentenced a pro-democracy activist, who spearheaded an unprecedented movement calling for monarchy reform, to four years in prison on charges of breaking the country’s...

A Thai politician and activist was banned from politics for life on Wednesday (Sep 20) for breaching “ethical standards” with decade-old photos deemed disrespectful to the kingdom’s revered monarchy.

ONE of the Thai King’s son has called for open discussion of the country’s tough laws against insulting the royal family, a sensitive topic that has seen hundreds of people prosecuted in recent years.