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While polygamy has since been abolished, it is still alive in Thailand and, according to some, widely accepted. [3] The king of Thailand may, for example, still designate "consorts" other than the queen. [4] Such unions are not recognised under Thai law, which states, "A man or a woman cannot marry each other while one of them has a spouse." [5]
Hundreds of couples have been married in Bangkok as Thailand became the first country in southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. An amendment to Thailand’s Criminal and Civil Code means ...
A 2025 study commissioned by travel company Agoda projected that the Marriage Equality Act will create 152,000 full-time jobs and increase Thailand's GDP by 0.3%. [15] The law is projected to attract an additional 4 million tourists annually and generate approximately $2 billion in revenue.
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on Tuesday, paving the way for it to become the first country in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex couples.
Thailand is the third in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan in 2019 and Nepal four years later. A gay couple makes a toast during a mass wedding banquet in front of the Presidential ...
Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal ...
Polygamy is treated as bigamy if a second marriage (or civil partnership) is contracted in the United Kingdom. No legal recognition is extended to spouses of subsequent marriages after the first marriage is recognised even when subsequent marriages are contracted abroad.
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be submitted to Parliament next month. Karom Polpornklang ...