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Explainer-Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand weathered a critical day of court cases on Tuesday, including those...
Sri Lanka introduces reform bill to clip presidential powers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's justice minister submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Parliament on...
Thailand has a new leader but it’s not the one most people voted for. Here’s why
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by...
Former Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left the crisis-marred country last month, has...
Thailand's Thaksin indicted for insulting monarchy
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the kingdom's strict royal insult laws over...
A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThailand has seen two coups, three prime ministers brought down by court rulings, intermittent violence and crippling colour-coded street demonstrations...
Thailand’s New Prime Minister Is Getting Down to Business. But Can He Heal His Nation?
Time via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPrime Minister Srettha Thavisin poses at the Government House on Feb. 20. Credit - Cedric Arnold for...
Visit of King’s estranged US-based sons comes at a delicate time for Thailand’s monarchy
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThai King Maha Vajirilongkorn has not named an heir apparent since ascending to the throne in 2016...
Thai Court Orders Opposition Party to Halt Royal Reform Push
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 5 months ago(Bloomberg) -- A top court in Thailand ordered the country’s main opposition Move Forward Party to...
Thailand says deliveries of humanitarian aid to war-wracked Myanmar are expected to start soon
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to suffering...