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The Education Ministry has ordered local authorities to investigate if there are more illegal Burmese-language learning centers after it found six in Surat Thani.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra retained many ministers from her predecessor’s cabinet, but dropped the Palang Pracharath Party led by an ex-army chief from her coalition.

A 66-year-old European arriving in Bangkok from a country in Africa tested positive for mpox Clade 1b, health officials said.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of ex-premier Thaksin, becomes the youngest leader in modern Thai history after a court sacked Srettha Thavisin as PM in an ethics case.

The Thai constitutional court has kicked out Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as it continues to bypass the wishes of Thailand’s voters.

The Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office for appointing a minister with a criminal record, throwing the country into fresh turmoil.

The court dissolved MFP and banned its executive board members from politics for 10 years over the party’s attempt to reform the kingdom's royal defamation laws.

The microfinance pioneer has been tapped to lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced.

Her whereabouts are unknown. She fled a day after at least 94 people were killed in the deadliest day so far following weeks of violent protests against her government.

Protests were staged in Dhaka and elsewhere on Monday after the government ignored an ultimatum to release student leaders and apologize for those killed in the unrest that began this...