Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for royal defamation

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country's monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail. Thaksin is the unofficial power behind the party leading the government, Pheu Thai, despite being ousted from

Thai court to rule on royal defamation election pledge

Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party, which won most seats at the last election, faces a crunch court ruling Wednesday on the legality of its campaign pledge to reform the kingdom's tough royal defamation laws. MFP upended Thailand's political order by coming first in the general election last May, but its promises to reform