Asia Pacific Mar 3, 2021
Musician and activist Chaiamorn "Ammy" Kaewwiboonpan, 32 was arrested in Ayutthaya province and is accused of setting fire to the portrait on Sunday.
Asia Pacific Feb 3, 2021
Thailand revives prison terms for royal insults to stop protests
by Randy Thanthong-Knight
The fresh charges appear to be a tactical shift in a bid to silence the key leaders of the protests.
Asia Pacific Jan 20, 2021
As Thailand’s troubles grow, the king moves to bolster his image
by Philip J. Heijmans
Looming over myriad crises is the months of rallies where protesters have openly criticized the monarchy, Thailand’s most powerful institution.
Asia Pacific Dec 25, 2020
'Like water eroding rocks': Thai protesters prepare for long fight
by Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Chayut Setboonsarng and Matthew Tostevin
As they paraded through a Bangkok shopping mall in crop tops to mock Thailand's king, protesters made an incongruous sight among the festive decorations. They brought stares, smiles and some muted cheers, but the few dozen activists were far short of the tens of thousands ...
Asia Pacific Dec 3, 2020
Thai protests target king’s billions of dollars in property investments
by Randy Thanthong-Knight and Daniel Ten Kate
Thailand’s royal family has long been the biggest shareholder in two of the country’s most valuable companies as well as vast plots of land in central Bangkok.
Asia Pacific Dec 2, 2020
Signs of dissent within Thai military as protests grow
by Chayut Setboonsarng and Matthew Tostevin
Social media is exposing discontent among some soldiers, police and civil servants after months of protests against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and the monarchy.
Asia Pacific Nov 26, 2020
Amid Thailand’s protests, a feared tool to protect the monarchy returns
by Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono
Thailand has transformed from a country where criticism of the monarchy was only whispered to a place where protesters have spray-painted "the king is dead” on Bangkok streets.
Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 23, 2020
LGBTQ support brings a new flavor to Thailand politics amid protests
In demonstrations where the vibe can turn from festive to tense in just a matter of minutes, LGBT people dressed in eye-catching outfits have stood alongside black-clad protesters.
Asia Pacific Nov 19, 2020
Thailand’s protests shatter taboos but so far produce little change
by Hannah Beech and Ryn Jirenuwat
In unison, anti-government protesters Wednesday called the King of Thailand a giant monitor lizard, one of the worst things that can be said of anyone in Thai, and spray-painted bus stops and pavement in the capital’s central business district with graffiti describing his sexual ...
Asia Pacific Nov 15, 2020
Thai women use pro-democracy protests to challenge sexism
by Nanchanok Wongsamuth
Napawn Somsak took to the stage in her school uniform, her hair in pigtails, to denounce sexism in Thai society and question the treatment of a royal princess — an act unthinkable before the protests that have roiled the country in recent months. Before a ...
Asia Pacific Nov 3, 2020
Almost like clockwork, talk of a military coup follows Thai protests
by Hannah Beech
For the protesters, the military’s enduring power in a country that markets itself as a modern democracy is as alarming as it is anachronistic.
Asia Pacific Oct 31, 2020
Some students at Thailand's Thammasat University posed with cardboard cutouts of well-known critics of the monarchy on Saturday in a protest as King Maha Vajiralongkorn was to present degrees amid growing calls for royal reform. Youth and student-led demonstrations that began in July by demanding ...