By Panu Wongcha-um5 Min ReadBANGKOK( Reuters)-A year after the start of student-led protests against Thailand’s military-backed government, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is facing growing anger amid a mounting wave of coronavirus infections and a dismal economy. FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy demonstrator holds a portrait of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, at at gathering at Democracy Monument to demand the release of four protestors who were charged under a lese majeste law, in Bangkok,

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theInside Washington email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... Parliament is due to vote on whether to make Move Forward's leader, 42-year-old businessman Pita Limjaroenrat, the country's prime minister.... His party captured 151 of the 500 House seats but has assembled a coalition government-in-waiting....

Thailand’s pro-democracy leader has been suspended from parliament after military and royalist forces blocked him from becoming the country’s new prime minister. Pita Limjaroenrat, the charismatic leader of the reformist Move Forward party, won a surprise victory in the elections in May after galvanising young and urban voters fed up with the status quo after almost a decade of army-backed rule. But conservative senators and the court system blocked Mr Pita’s prime ministerial bid on Wednesday,

" Today, ASEAN did not expel Myanmar from ASEAN's framework.... It is not because of ASEAN, but because of Myanmar." Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said ASEAN had a slot ready for Myanmar, but it chose not to join.... Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in his remarks to leaders, lamented Myanmar's" unwelcome attitude" towards ASEAN's diplomatic efforts, Retno said." ASEAN's decision to invite a Myanmar representative on a non-political level was a heavy one, but it had to be done," s

For years afterwards, Vietnam evoked US failure and the futility of pouring money and lives into a war against an entrenched local insurgency.... Vice President Harris's visit is part of a diplomatic charm offensive by the Biden administration in South East Asia, a region it argues is crucial to the future prosperity and security of the United States.... President Obama's had his so-called' pivot', which was supposed to redirect US diplomacy away from the Middle East towards the Asia-Pacific,

BANGKOK( AFP)-A flashy cop with a taste for fast cars falls from grace following the leak of spine-chilling footage of a brutal interrogation gone wrong. Not the plot of a blockbuster thriller, but the vivid reality of a story that has gripped Thailand in recent weeks and spotlighted police corruption that experts say infects almost every level of society in the kingdom. The case of Thitisan Utthanaphon, a former police station chief in a rural province-nicknamed" Joe Ferrari" for his extravagan

BANGKOK-Four years ago, when Thai opposition party Future Forward was dissolved by the Constitutional Court for trying to amend a law protecting the powerful monarchy from criticism, supporters took to the streets, triggering months of civil unrest.A repeat of these mass protests is unlikely, however, even after the same court on Wednesday disbanded Future Forward's successor, Move Forward, because this time the opposition group holds the most seats in parliament and its stalwarts are preparing

Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story Comment BANGKOK — Thailand has selected a new prime minister.... ArrowRight “ I will do my job to the best of my ability, ” said Srettha, 60, a real estate tycoon turned political newcomer, after receiving the support of 482 out of 731 attending legislators at parliament.... On Monday, he told reporters it was “ necessary, ” given the country’s protracted political deadlock, for people to move past the party’s earlier promises not to cooperate with mili

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, second from right, is greeted by supporters in Bangkok upon his return from exile Tuesday.... 22, 2023 Updated6: 34 AM PT Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied!... They sang and chanted in anticipation, then raised a cheer when he appeared at the terminal door....