The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years ...

One man and his family have dominated Thailand's politics since the millennium. Billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra and his ...

A court’s suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family’s political comeback will end with another downfall.

The exit of the second-largest party in Thailand’s ruling coalition has left the Prime Minister’s party hanging by a thread, ...

August has brought fresh political drama to Thailand and judges are at the heart of it. The most popular party, the reformist Move Forward, was dissolved by the nine-member Constitutional Court ...

Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country’s most polarizing figures returned ...

Thailand’s approaching general election and persistent rumors of House dissolution – widely expected to take place after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosts the APEC summit later this month ...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, said Tuesday that he is leaving politics. His announcement came ...

The Thai court's decision to allow Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to remain in office does not bode well for Thailand's political climate or institutions.

Despite the PM vote setback, the success of the Move Forward Party during the election has created a new dynamic in Thai politics – one that is likely to persist.

Mr. Chachavalpongpun is a professor of Thai politics. For a brief time this summer, it seemed that Thailand might finally be on the cusp of truly representative government. In elections in May, a ...