FILE PHOTO: A view of Thailand's parliament during a special session to discuss the current political situation and the ongoing anti-government protests, in Bangkok BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament has failed to pass a bill that would have allowed ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A draft constitution for army-run Thailand to be unveiled this month will be "strong medicine", the constitution panel head said on Wednesday, adding that there was no guarantee it would pass a referendum, meaning a further extension of ...

Voters in Thailand have narrowly approved a draft constitution proposed by the military-backed government, which has hailed the measure as a first step back to democracy after a bloodless coup nearly a year ago. Sunday's vote was widely seen as a ...

As it is for all major public events, the exact time was chosen by astrologers. They proclaimed 10:29 a.m. to be the most auspicious. At that precise moment, trumpets blared and a gold curtain in Thailand’s National Assembly chamber parted to reveal King ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitution will include the term "third gender" for the first time, a member of a panel drafting a new charter said on Thursday, in a move to empower transgender and gay communities and ensure them fairer legal treatment.

Supporters of the Thai monarchy wave nation flag as they gather near the parliament in Bangkok on November 17, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit Thailand’s political battleground shifted Tuesday from the streets to the country’s Parliament, where ...

BANGKOK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister and his cabinet breached the constitution by failing to recite the full oath of allegiance when they were sworn in before the king last month, the Office of the Ombudsman said on Tuesday. Prime Minister ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand adopted a temporary constitution on Tuesday, taking its first step toward the slow return of electoral democracy after two months of military rule. But the charter’s clauses allow the ruling junta to continue to hold substantial ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official said on Monday, after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution paving the way for a general election.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Thai stocks posted strong gains Friday, as a military-appointed commission approved the final draft of a new constitution, bringing Thailand a step closer to clearing the political uncertainty that has clouded investor sentiment ...

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had signaled the move with a Facebook post late Thursday saying: “I’d like to return power to the people.”