Ruling determined that prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence of wrongdoing

BANGKOK, July 3 — Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been appointed as acting Prime Minister following the swearing-in of a new Cabinet on Thursday.

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending deliberation of a case involving her controversial leaked phone call with veteran Cambodian politician Hun Sen.

BANGKOK, May 1 — Thailand's state prosecutor has said today that it will not prosecute an American academic who was arrested and charged last month with insulting the royal family, a crime that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail, and asked a court to free him.

BANGKOK, Sept 4 — Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's new Cabinet, the Royal Gazette announced yesterday, with 12 new faces in the 36-member lineup.

BANGKOK, Aug 18 — Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister today, two days after Parliament elected her, paving the way for the formation of a cabinet in coming weeks.

BANGKOK, Aug 17 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has received a royal pardon, ending his parole tomorrow, said his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri.

BANGKOK, Aug 7 — Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, ruling its campaign to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism risked undermining the democratic system.

BANGKOK, June 18 — Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on a bail of 500,000 baht (RM64,138) by the Criminal Court today after he was formally indicted for insulting the monarchy and charges related to computer crime in connection with comments made during an interview in 2015.

BANGKOK, April 11 — Thailand's prosecutors have pushed back until next month a hearing that will decide whether to indict former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of insulting the monarchy as the investigation into the case has not been completed.

BANGKOK, Sept 2 — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn today endorsed the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, months after the May 14 General Election.

BANGKOK, Sept 1 — Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the Royal Gazette said on Friday, a day after the billionaire submitted a request for pardon.

BANGKOK, Aug 23 — Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin took office today after being endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

BANGKOK, March 20 — Thailand dissolved its parliament on Monday to clear the way for an election in May, a vote set to reignite a long-running power struggle between a military-backed establishment and a political movement that has dominated elections for two decades.