Police Gen Roy Inkhapairote: From police plot twist to Thailand’s next...
Pol General Roy Inkhapairote, a deputy national police chief, has been appointed the new secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC) – the second police general to assume the post. The...
View ArticleNakharin Mektrairat: New Constitutional Court president at center of...
Nakharin Mektrairat has been voted in as the new Constitutional Court president by his fellow judges and will replace Worawit Kangsasitiam whose term ended in September. Nakharin, 66, received five...
View ArticleHunter becomes prey: Thailand’s anti-corruption icon faces extortion accusation
The tables have been turned on prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya, who has become the accused rather than the accuser. Once admired by many and feared by his targets, the self-styled anti-corruption...
View ArticleTheerayut Suwankesorn: The lawyer seeking death penalty for Move Forward
The lawyer who successfully petitioned the Constitutional Court to block Move Forward’s reform push recently has now gone one step further by seeking the core opposition party’s dissolution. Theerayut...
View ArticleNualphan Lamsam: Can Thailand’s first female football chief turn World Cup...
In a revolution for Thai football, Nualphan Lamsam has become the first woman president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) in its 103-year history. Nualphan’s victory has not only shattered...
View ArticleTantawan Tuatulanon: The fearless young activist challenging Thai royalist...
Tantawan Tuatulanon, a political activist known for campaigning against royal motorcades, is back in the spotlight after her latest escapade sparked both public controversy and legal action. After...
View ArticleWill Sethaput meet the fate of BOT governors defying the government?
Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput is yielding no ground in his face-off with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over the central bank’s interest rate policy. Against the backdrop...
View ArticleChontida Asavahame: The young politician on a mission to revive political...
Chontida “Pleng” Asavahame gave up her chance to become Thailand’s youngest party-list MP in January, instead taking on the tough mission of reviving her family’s fortunes in local politics. At 29,...
View ArticleAnant Asavabhokhin: The billionaire at center of notorious Klongchan...
More than four years and three attorney generals later, real estate billionaire Anant Asavabhokhin has finally been indicted for alleged money laundering in connection with the Klongchan Credit Union...
View ArticleSophon Suwannarat: Phuket’s governor in spotlight as beach steps scandal...
After spending over three decades at the Interior Ministry, Phuket governor Sophon Suwannarat must have thought he could handle anything thrown at him by its chiefs. However, he got a big shock last...
View ArticleTawee Sodsong: Justice minister with Shinawatra links under fire for Thaksin...
The Corrections Department has been accused of double standards in its handling of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was “imprisoned” for six months at the Police General Hospital before...
View ArticlePun-Arj Chairatana: Move Forward’s innovation guru eyeing Chiang Mai revolution
Opposition leader Move Forward has selected a political novice over a two-time MP from a powerful local dynasty to contest next year’s election for chief of Chiang Mai’s Provincial Administrative...
View ArticleSuphanat Mueanta: Thailand’s football prodigy ignites hope of first FIFA...
In the pulsating world of football, there are moments that transcend the game itself, moments where a single act of brilliance becomes a beacon of hope for an entire nation. For Thailand, such a moment...
View ArticleChatchai Phromlert: The man probing battle of titans in Thai police force
Chatchai Phromlert retired as Interior Ministry permanent secretary in 2021 but was back in the headlines last week after the prime minister appointed him to lead a committee tasked with investigating...
View ArticleJakrapob Penkair: Red-shirt founder on mission to repatriate Thailand’s...
Jakrapob Penkair, a former Prime Minister’s Office minister and red-shirt leader, is back in Thailand after 15 years in self-imposed exile under the shadow of lese majeste and other accusations...
View ArticleChaichanok Chidchob: Heir of political ‘kingmaker’ Newin stakes claim in...
The resignation of Saksayam Chidchob, brother of political heavyweight Newin Chidchob, as secretary-general of the coalition Bhumjaithai Party has triggered upheaval in its executive board and the...
View ArticleSurachate Hakparn: The rollercoaster career of Thailand’s most famous policeman
Deputy National Police chief Pol General Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn sounds surprisingly cheerful given that his high-flying career has just plunged into another crisis. It’s as if he were trying to...
View ArticleProf Chaiyan Chaiyaporn: The maverick academic defending Thailand’s royal...
Professor Chaiyan Chaiyaporn has become a hero for royalists after winning the latest legal battle over Thailand’s much-disputed history. Chaiyan, a senior political science lecturer at Chulalongkorn...
View ArticleSamana Bodhirak: Ascetic leader of Santi Asoke at vanguard of political...
Samana Bodhirak will be remembered as the spiritual leader who founded the Santi Asoke Buddhist sect but never shied away from political upheavals that have shaped Thailand for the past four decades....
View ArticleVishnu Varunyou: The would-be Supreme Court chief trapped in political...
The first nominee for Supreme Administrative Court president to be rejected by the Senate, Vishnu Varunyou faces an uncertain future at the top court that he first joined over two decades ago. On April...
View ArticleJiraporn Sindhuprai: Child of the red-shirt movement and rising star of Pheu...
Jiraporn Sindhuprai, a fast-rising political star from a famous red-shirt family, has been promoted to the Cabinet as the new PM’s Office minister, in Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s first government...
View ArticlePichit Chuenban: Shinawatra lawyer in the dock after promotion to Cabinet
Known as the Shinawatra family’s most trusted lawyer, Pichit Chuenban has now been appointed to the Pheu Thai-led government despite lingering doubts over his eligibility for political office. Critics...
View ArticleUdom ‘Nose’ Taepanich: Dividing Thailand with a joke
Stand-up comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich has again ignited controversy with a joke, this time drawing fury from conservatives and royalists. In his “Deaw Special: Super Soft Power” show now streaming on...
View ArticlePhumtham Wechayachai: Champion of Yingluck Shinawatra rides into rice battle
Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has become increasingly belligerent towards critics questioning his claim that the last 15,000 tonnes of decade-old rice from the Yingluck Shinawatra government’s...
View ArticleNarong Kittikachorn: Last of the ‘three tyrants’ unrepentant to the end
Colonel Narong Kittikachorn, the last of the “three tyrants” who ruled Thailand with an iron fist from 1963 to 1973, died on May 14 at the age of 90. Narong was part of a dictatorship headed by his...
View ArticleNetiporn Sanesangkhom: From conservative schoolgirl to courageous democracy...
Daughter to a judge and sister of a lawyer, detained activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, aka Bung Thalu Wang, died at just 28 years of age on May 14. An autopsy is ongoing, but Netiporn’s untimely death...
View ArticleThe return of Wissanu Krea-ngam, legal savior for leaders in trouble
Last week’s appointment of former deputy premier Wissanu Krea-ngam as the prime minister’s legal adviser surprised many observers, given Wissanu’s documented health issues and earlier pledge to leave...
View ArticleSakulthorn Juangroongruangkit: Brother of reform leader in hot water over...
The younger brother of Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit was last month sentenced to six months in prison for bribery, despite claiming to be a victim in the case. Businessman...
View ArticleVatana Asavahame: Fugitive ‘Godfather of Pak Nam’ retains political power...
Defying his advanced years, exile and legal status, 87-year-old fugitive former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame is still playing an influential role in Thai politics. “The Asavahame family...
View ArticleChaiwat Satha-Anand: Professor of nonviolence who opened path to peace in...
Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand spent over four decades – almost his entire career as a political scientist at Thammasat University – advocating nonviolence and peacebuilding to settle conflicts....
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