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Thailand PM faces legal challenge for transferring government official
Thailand's Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that they will hear a case accusing Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] of misconduct for transferring her National Security Council chief to another position. Th (More) |
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Thailand Constitutional Court declares February election invalid
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday declared the country's recent general election to be be invalid, adding further complication to the current political crisis in which protesters have demanded the yielding of governmental power to an interi (More) |
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Thailand constitutional court rejects bid to annul election
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by both the ruling and opposition parties accusing each other of attempting to overthrow the country's government during recent elections. The court cited insufficient grounds f (More) |
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Thailand opposition party petitions court to annul election
Thailand's Democrat party, the country's main opposition political party, petitioned the Thai Constitutional Court Tuesday to annul the results of last week's national elections, alleging that the polls were unconstitutional. The petition also seek (More) |
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Protest leader shot to death in Thailand
An anti-government protest leader was killed in Bangkok on Sunday. Suthin Thararin, a protest leader for the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) , was shot to death in front of the Sri Eiam Temple in Bangkok while demonstrators blocked a vo (More) |
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Thailand anti-corruption agency rules lawmaker's actions illegal
Thailand's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) ruled on Tuesday that the actions of 308 members of Parliament in trying to promote the passing of a bill were illegal. The bill in question would make Thailand's upper house of Parliament an al (More) |
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Thailand refuses to delay election despite violent protests
Thailand's government on Thursday rejected calls to postpone the upcoming February elections despite violent protests that have left a police officer dead and nearly 100 people injured. The Election Commission of Thailand made the request over fea (More) |
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Former Thailand PM charged with murder during 2010 protests
Former prime minister of Thailand and head of the opposition Democrat Party , Abhisit Vejjajiva [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], was formally charged Thursday with the murder of two individuals during the 2010 Thai military crackdown on ant (More) |
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Thailand PM says there will be no early election to appease protesters
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] announced on Friday that there will be no early election in response to recent protests by citizens who want her removed from office. Shinawatra said she is unsure wheth (More) |
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Thailand protesters seek help overthrowing government
Protestors in Thailand on Friday demand assistance in overthrowing the government, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote by parliament on Thursday. Despite the vote, thousands of protesters have gathered around gove (More) |
Henry VIII becomes King of England
On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.
Learn more about Henry VIII.
