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Thailand promises stricter gun, drugs control after nursery massacre

Thailand will require psychological evaluations for anyone trying to buy a gun and will launch a sweep for drug addicts, the prime minister said on Wednesday, under tighter rules in response to a massacre centred on a nursery.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Thai leader orders drug crackdown after preschool mass killing

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha ordered a clampdown on drugs and tighter enforcement of gun control rules, after a mass killing that left 37 people dead sparked calls for tougher policies.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use following a mass killing by an ex-policeman at a daycare centre that left has the nation in shock.

Reuters · Oct 10, 2022

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Thai PM announces crackdown on drugs in wake of nursery attack

Attack that left 37 dead was carried out by former police officer dismissed from the force for methamphetamine possession

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Watch: Thai PM visits childcare centre where 36 killed

Thailand’s Prime Minister on Friday visited the daycare center in the country’s northeast region to pay respect to the dozens of children and others who were killed there the day before. Prayuth Chan-ocha offered flowers and prayed outside the center in Nongbua Lamphu province, the day after a fired police…

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

Grief and shock in Thailand after mass killing of ‘tiny angels’

Thais have turned to social media to mourn as 4.7 million people sent posts under a commemorative hashtag on Friday.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Thai PM says mass shooting incident 'shocking'

A mass shooting on Thursday at a daycare centre that killed at least 34 people, including 22 children, was a shocking incident, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said, sending condolences to the families of the victims.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

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Anger after Thai court rules 2014 coup leader can carry on as PM

Threats of mass protests after former general Prayuth Chan-ocha judged not to have exceeded term limit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Thai court rules PM Prayuth has not exceeded 8-year limit in office

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, paving the way for his return from a five-week suspension.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Thai court rules Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has not exceeded eight-year limit

Prayuth Chan-ocha's tenure as prime minister will be counted from 2017 when a new constitution was promulgated, not from when he seized power as leader of a junta formed after a coup he led eight years ago.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth can continue in office, court rules

Constitutional Court ruled that PM Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exhausted a term limit of eight years in office.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

Thai court to rule if Prayuth has overstayed PM's term limit

Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to decide whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has exceeded the eight-year term limit of his job and must leave office immediately

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Thai court clears way for PM Prayuth to return from suspension

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for his return from a five-week suspension.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Daughter of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin leads opinion poll

The daughter of Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile, has emerged as a leading candidate for premier in a preliminary opinion poll ahead of elections due next year.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

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The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Thailand court to rule on Sept. 30 if PM Prayuth must quit

Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule on Sept. 30 whether suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has exceeded the term limit for his office and must quit

Al Jazeera · Sep 14, 2022

Thai court to give decision on Prayuth’s tenure as PM on Sept 30

Opposition say his term began after he seized power in a coup in 2014, but his supporters argue otherwise.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Thai court to decide on PM Prayuth's tenure this month

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday set Sept. 30 as the date to deliver its verdict on the tenure of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a case that seeks to determine whether he has already exceeded an eight-year limit as premier.

Reuters · Sep 12, 2022

Thai opinion poll shows majority want an early election

More than 60 percent of Thais want the government to dissolve parliament and call an early election, according to a recent opinion poll, as the country's Constitutional Court considers the future of suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

How the drama surrounding Thailand’s prime minister may unfold

Thailand’s Constitutional Court surprised the nation last week by suspending Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, a former army chief who first took power in a 2014 coup and stayed on following an election five years later.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

Suspended Thai PM Prayuth says to continue as defence minister

Suspended Thai leader Prayuth Chan-ocha said on social media he will continue in his role as defence minister, in his first direct address to the public since a court ordered him to cease his duties as prime minister while it reviews his term limit.

The News Lens · Aug 25, 2022

Even With Political Nemesis Prayuth on the Ropes, Thai Democracy Advocates Still Glum

Despite the suspension of the prime minister, the same authoritarian players still dominate Thai politics.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Political uncertainty in Thailand with PM's suspension

Thailand has entered a phase of political uncertainty, with its prime minister suspended and his deputy taking over in his stead pending a ruling from a top court on whether the premier has reached his constitutional term limit

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

Thailand's new acting leader is another royalist military man

Thailand's new acting leader, Prawit Wongsuwan, represents little substantial change from suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha for opposition forces seeking to end what they decry as military dominance of politics.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

Thai army chief praises suspended PM for respecting court order

Thailand's army chief on Thursday signalled his approval of suspended prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, himself a former army commander, as a court ponders Prayuth's future following an opposition challenge to his eligibility to remain in power.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Thai PM, coup-maker and ballad composer, dealt setback by suspension

For eight years, nothing seemed to shake the hold on power for Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who first came to office in a 2014 coup and has survived a hotly disputed election, mass street protests and four no-confidence votes.

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