Thailand PM denies military request to declare state of emergency
Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont declined a request to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok Friday, although he said he had not ruled out the possibility of doing so in the future. Military officials...
Prosecutors in Thailand filed criminal tax evasion charges Monday against the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , Pojaman Shinawatra, as well as her secretary and her brother, Bhanapot Damapong. Shinawatra and her...
The Assets Examination Committee in Thailand , charged with investigating allegations of corruption by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family, recommended Monday that criminal tax evasion charges be filed against...
Thailand constitution to be finished by July; martial law lifted in 41 provinces
The new constitution of Thailand will be finalized and ready to face a referendum by July 6, according to an announcement Friday from the Constitutional Drafting Committee. The 35-member committee began work on the document on...
Thailand's former ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party went on trial Tuesday on charges of committing election fraud during last year's parliamentary elections by allegedly misusing the independent election commission and illegally paying smaller parties...
The 100-member Constitution Drafting Council in Thailand moved a key step closer to its goal of presenting a new constitution for the country within the next six months Monday by electing professor Noranit Setabutr to...
Thailand military leader says martial law still necessary in 35 provinces
Thai Army Commander-in-Chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Tuesday that martial law will remain in force in 35 of Thailand's 76 provinces. Martial law was imposed nationwide after the Thai military seized power from civilian...
Thailand constitutional assembly will be almost all-civilian: military official
Members of Thailand's National People's Assembly (NPA) will meet next week to select a preliminary list of NPA members who will participate on a committee to draft a new constitution, but a senior Thai military official said...
Thai cabinet approves lifting martial law in Bangkok, 40 other provinces
The Thai cabinet Tuesday approved a measure to lift martial law in 41 of the country's 76 provinces, including Bangkok, despite a recommendation by coup leader and Army Commander-in-Chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin Monday to retain martial law...
Thailand's military leaders decided Monday to lift martial law in 40 of the country's 76 provinces, pending the approval of Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont . Thailand has been under a state of martial law since...
