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In depth – Thailand – Political turmoil in the streets of Bangkok, CBC News, 21 May 2010. Thailand Calls State of Emergency, BBC News, accessed 2006-09-19. Thaiswatch.com; Live Blog; Blog; Asian Human Rights Commission – Thailand homepage; Rule of Lords Weekly column on human rights & the rule of law in Thailand and Burma
Thai Parliament Television (Thai: สถานีวิทยุโทรทัศน์รัฐสภา) is a Thai television channel that broadcasts live sessions of National Assembly of Thailand such as House of Representatives and Senate and information of parliamentary to people. Outside the parliamentary coverage including non-sitting ...
The political turmoil unleashed by the dismissal of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is likely to deal another blow to the already struggling economy, where millions of people drowning in debt ...
The pro-democratic opposition was led by the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties, the latter being the effective successor of the dissolved Future Forward Party, which had performed unexpectedly well in the 2019 election. Political campaigns focused on the Thai economy, especially its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Red Shirt protests paralyse Bangkok for months until a military crackdown, in which at least 90 people are killed in clashes with security forces in Thailand's worst political violence since 1992.
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Tuesday his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay in charge only temporarily.
Voter turnout during elections is not much of a problem in Thailand as voting is compulsory and is one of the responsibilities described in the Constitution a citizen must exercise. Turnout is however much higher during general elections (85% in 2007, 75% in 2019 [ 8 ] ) than they are for Senate (56% in 2008, 43% in 2014 [ 9 ] ) or local ...
The current King of Thailand is Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), who has reigned since October 2016. The powers of the king are limited by the constitution and he is primarily a symbolic figurehead. However, the monarch still occasionally intervenes in Thai politics, as all constitutions pave the way for customary royal rulings.