Thailand files charges against former PM Yingluck
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s attorney general filed charges against deposed prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday, in a case that could result in a...
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Thai PM considering lifting martial law in some areas
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is ready to consider lifting martial law in some parts of the country to help boost...
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck given permission to leave country
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s military rulers have given permission to former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to travel to Europe where she is expected to...
Thai military promises government by August, lifts curfew
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s ruling military government lifted a nationwide curfew on Friday to bolster the country’s vital tourism industry and promised to install...
Thai army rulers prepare emergency economic measures
By Orathai Sriring The military junta running Thailand has drawn up a list of emergency measures such as price caps on fuel and loan guarantees for small...
Thai PM rules out resigning as protesters move to oust him
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s acting prime minister on Monday ruled out resigning as a way out of a protracted political crisis that is stunting...
Thai ex-PM faces corruption charge, as Red Shirts head for Bangkok
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s anti-graft agency indicted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for negligence on Thursday, a ruling that came a day after a court threw...
Thai Court Rules PM Must Step Down (Updated)
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis...
Thai PM in court over abuse of power (Updated)
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thailand’s Constitutional Court is almost certain to rule against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on abuse of power charges on Wednesday, forcing her...
Grenade attack on Thai anti-graft office ahead of PM hearing
By Panarat Thepgumpanat Grenades were thrown at the offices of Thailand‘s anti-corruption agency, which has summoned the prime minister to answer charges of dereliction of duty...
Opponents resume protests as Thai PM risks impeachment
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand resumed street protests on Monday after lying low for weeks, piling pressure on increasingly beleaguered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who...
Thai government lifts Bangkok emergency, crisis far from over
By Aukkarapon Niyomyat Thailand is lifting a state of emergency in Bangkok, taking a step to restore some confidence as anti-government protests subside, though the crisis has...
Thai PM leaves Bangkok as bombs, gunfire punctuate unrest
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the target of anti-government protesters who have blocked parts of Bangkok for weeks, has left the city and is staying...
Thai court warns against using emergency powers to disperse protests
A Thai court endorsed on Wednesday Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s declaration of a state of emergency, a day after five people were killed in gun battles in Bangkok, but...
Three killed in Bangkok clashes; PM to face charges over rice scheme
Gun battles erupted between Thai police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday and three people were killed and dozens wounded as authorities made their most determined...
Thai PM under siege, lengthy protests take toll on economy
Protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra surrounded Thai government headquarters on Monday in response to police efforts to clear them from the streets,...
Treading softly, Thai riot police move to reclaim protest sites
Thousands of Thai riot police were deployed on Friday to seize back protest sites around government buildings in Bangkok that have been occupied for months...
Thai ‘red-shirt’ protest leader shot
A leading pro-government activist was shot and wounded on Wednesday in Thailand’s northeast, a stronghold of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as a state of emergency began...
Thailand imposes state of emergency
The Thai government declared a 60-day state of emergency to start on Wednesday, saying it wanted to prevent any escalation of more than two months of protests...
Gunmen fire on Bangkok protesters
Seven people were wounded, one seriously, after gunmen opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok early on Saturday, heightening fears of more violence when protesters try to...