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Thai princess dies aged 47 after three years in hospitalThai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced Friday, more than three year...
Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted of royal insult chargesThaksin Shinawatra, former Thailand prime minister, is free from royal defamation charges. A Bangkok court found insufficient evidence agai...
Thailand's political chaos: what happens next?Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amidst a probe into alleged ethical breaches. Deputy Pr...
Thai Constitutional Court suspends PM candidate Pita LimjaroenratThailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended the Move Forward party chief Pita Limjaroenrat and forced him to leave the house in the middl...
Thailand's monarchy looms over battle for prime ministerThailand faces political deadlock over the role of the monarchy, after the progressive Move Forward party proposed amending lese majeste, A...
Pharaoh & lovely, Queen of the rileDespite the press she's received over the centuries for being the femme fatale, Cleopatra was no bimbo bombshell. Though Roman historian Di...
Thailand to start legal action vs Facebook, Google, Twitter over contentThailand has a tough lese majeste law that prohibits insulting the monarchy. The Computer Crime Act, which outlaws the uploading of informa...
Heir to Thai throne: Crown Prince Maha VajiralongkornAll eyes are now on the 64-year-old prince after the death on Thursday of his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world's longest-r...
Thai king's favourite dog dies, after 'insult' arrestThe dog, called Tongdaeng (Copper), became both a household name and a publishing sensation in Thailand after King Bhumibol Adulyadej adopt...
- Thailand blocks 2,300 websites for insulting monarchy
Thai authorities have blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting the country's revered monarchy and are waiting for court approval to r...