Articles by Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang

A close look at the blocking of Pita’s appointment shows how conservatives are happy to cut legal corners to thwart reformist politics.

The 2020 Protest posed an existential threat to the Thai state. The government of Prayuth Chan-ocha has enlisted every available weapon to fight back, including COVID-19.

"The protesting monks question the Sangha Council’s silence toward radical right-wing monks but relentless effort to suppress democratically minded ones."

Constitutional rot can eventually lead to a full-blown crisis where no one obeys the highest laws of the land, descending into a perfect chaos.

Will the current push for amendments lead to a fairer and more participatory constitution?

Future Forward successfully convinced younger Thais to give democracy another try, argues Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang.

While the Court has always targeted critics of the regime, it generally spared critics of its own rulings. With the rise of Future Forward Party, that's changed.

At the heart of the controversies over Thailand's 2019 election sits the Election Commission.

The Court of Justice plays no less significant a role in sustaining the military regime, yet has generally kept a much lower profile than the controversial Constitutional Court.

Thailand’s military government has passed an amendment to the Sangha Act that places the power to appoint and remove the twenty members of the Sangha Council, the highest governing body in the Thai Buddhist order, under the king’s power.

The persecution of one of the junta's most outspoken supporters, Buddha Issara, demands explanation

The status quo isn't sustainable, but none of the likely exit strategies for the junta will give it what it wants.