By Helen Regan, CNN The second son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn made a surprise visit to a New York exhibition featuring the stories of people who have been prosecuted under the country’s harsh royal defamation laws, signaling a willingness to talk openly about the taboo topic. Thailand has some of the world’s strictest lese […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat resigned on Friday as leader of the progressive Move Forward party, months after delivering a stunning electoral victory on an anti-establishment reform agenda that threatened to upend the political status quo. Riding on a wave of youth and urban support, Move Forward was the huge surprise of […]
Read MoreBy Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday said his cabinet would this week issue a raft of policies to lower the cost of living, suspend farmers’ debts, draw more tourists and boost incomes. Srettha and his 11-party government is presenting its largely populist policy […]
Read MoreBangkok: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and cabinet ministers in a coalition government made up of 11 parties on Tuesday. Srettha, whose Pheu Thai party leads the coalition, and 33 cabinet ministers pledged their loyalty to the monarchy during the ceremony at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok. The government will deliver […]
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