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Move by Parliament to Amend the Constitution (May 21, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda

On April 7, 2013, the Thai Parliament voted to approve three bills in furtherance of the government's plan to amend the ...

Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Transportation Infrastructure Megaprojects Loan Bill (April 19, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda

The Thai government recently announced that it plans to invest two trillion baht (about US$68.8 billion) in infrastructure development megaprojects, most ...

Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Man Sentenced for Insulting Royal Family (April 08, 2013) by Constance Johnson

On March 28, 2013, Akachai Hongkangwan, a 37 year-old Thai man, was given a sentence of imprisonment for three years and ...

Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Cabinet Approves Anti-Trafficking Plan (March 19, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda

On February 27, 2013, the Thai Cabinet approved an urgent master plan intended to allow the government to implement more anti-trafficking ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Promise to End Unregulated Ivory Trade (March 07, 2013) by Constance Johnson

Speaking to the members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Thailand's Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, announced that ...

Topic: Treatment of animals
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Journalist Sentenced for Royal Insult (January 25, 2013) by Constance Johnson

On January 23, 2013, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a magazine editor and political activist, was sentenced to an 11-year term of imprisonment by ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Agreement to Fight Economic Crime Signed (January 22, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin

On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Taiwan / Thailand

Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement Signed (December 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on ...

Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Taiwan / Thailand

Court Rules on Draft Constitutional Amendment (August 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Thailand's ruling Phuea Thai party has for the moment withdrawn plans to amend the nation's Constitution, in part due to a ...

Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Medicinal Plants Protected in More Areas (April 13, 2012) by Constance Johnson

The Thai government has added eight more places to the list of twelve previously designated locations that are medicinal plant protection ...

Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Notification Restricting Foreign Takeovers of Telecom Businesses (October 05, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

Thailand's acting National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) published a notification on August 30, 2011, in the ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ...

Topic: Foreign investment
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Special Rapporteur Says More Must Be Done on Human Trafficking (August 24, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On August 19, 2011, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, said that Thailand must work ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Thailand / United Nations

Indonesia Offers Assistance Toward Resolving Border Dispute (May 11, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On May 8, 2011, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded a summit meeting in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, ...

Topic: Boundaries
Jurisdiction: Cambodia / Thailand

Green Corporate Tax Incentive (December 16, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

Thailand's Cabinet on November 9, 2010, approved the issuance of a royal decree that exempts companies from the payment of corporate ...

Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Thailand

NGOs Press for End of Emergency (June 25, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On June 22, 2010, 55 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) issued a statement asking that the Thai government end the state of emergency ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Lèse Majesté Suit Filed Against Webmaster (April 09, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

On March 31, 2010, public prosecutors in Thailand filed a lawsuit against webmaster Chiranuch Premchaipom on charges of failing to remove ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Court Denies Injunction Against Protest (April 07, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On April 5, 2010, a court in Thailand denied a request from that nation's government for an injunction against protesters in ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Political Activist Sentenced to 18-Year Prison Term for Violating Lese Majeste Law (September 10, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

On August 28, 2009, Thai political activist Darunee Charnchoengsilpakul was sentenced by a criminal court to 18 years of imprisonment on ...

Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Procedure for Refusal of Treatment by Terminally Ill (August 28, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

The Thai press reported on August 21, 2009, that the country's National Health Commission Office had approved a draft directive addressing ...

Topic: Death and dying
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Resettlement Abroad of Some Hmong Refugees (April 30, 2009) by Constance Johnson

Kasit Priomya, Thailand's Foreign Minister, visited the United States in late April 2009, and he discussed the status of ethnic Hmong ...

Topic: Refugees and asylum
Jurisdiction: Laos / Thailand

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Last updated: May 21, 2013