As election strategies go, third time lucky might sound a bit glib. But it’s difficult to identify any clear missteps by Thailand’s youth-led progressive movement, which over just seven years and two ...

If this was a conservative triumph, it was one built not on ideology but on the disciplined mobilization of patronage ...

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on stage with supporters after a Bhumjaithai rally in Bangkok on Jan. 30, 2026. Editor at Large As nicknames go, Noo—or “mouse” in Thai—has proven particularly ...

Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand has passed away at the age of 93. This marks the end of an era in the modern monarchy. Sirikit was married for more than 70 years to King Bhumibol Adulyadej and spent ...

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Thailand’s opposition leader and head of the progressive People’s Party, stands for a portrait in Bangkok on Aug. 15, 2024. <br> Credit - Andre Malerba—Bloomberg/Getty ...

Now rebranded as the People’s Party, and under the leadership of 38-year-old former software engineer Natthaphong, Thailand’s progressive movement is preparing to contest its third election—and, for ...