Teacher and educator networks have spoken out against an order from the Office of the Basic Education Commission to cancel an oral test at Matthayom Wat Thatthong School over alleged national security concerns. They argue this violates academic freedom.

A former assistant of Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Tisana Choonhavan has been found dead while serving as a military conscript ahead of being discharged.

Personal information concerning 2.2 million Thais, allegedly stolen from the Public Health Ministry’s IT system, has been found on sale on the dark web. The Minister denied that his Ministry was the source. Meanwhile, the Rural Doctor Society said cyber security is a major concern for hospitals, revealing that hospitals have been ordered to strengthen cyber security, but with no budget allocated for this.

Last Friday (15 March), a group of Red Shirts seeking justice for victims of the 2010 Red Shirt crackdowns were blocked by the police when they sought to meet former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Pra That Doi Suthep Temple in Chiang Mai.

A 26-year-old netizen has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of royal defamation and violation of the Computer-Related Crimes Act for 18 tweets made between December 2022 and October 2023.

A school in Bangkok has dropped a controversial test for Year 13 students under orders from the Office of the Basic Education Commission after an ultra-royalist group raised concerns that the test could pose a risk to national security.

Following the decision of the Election Commission of Thailand to petition the Constitutional Court seeking the dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP) for campaigning to amend the royal defamation law, Move Forward Party leader Chaithawat Tulathon warned that claiming treason as a reason to disband the Party would bring the monarchy into the political conflict.

The Election Commission has unanimously agreed to petition the Constitutional Court, seeking the dissolution of the Move Forward Party after the court ruled that the party’s campaign to amend the royal defamation law is treasonous.

The Office of the Attorney General has ruled against indicting military officers accused of killing indigenous Lahu activist Chaiyaphum Pasae.

The Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and a network of other civil society groups filed a letter with the Supreme Court on Friday (8 March) demanding bail for political prisoners.

Prominent Thai figures, including a journalist, academic and artist, have issued declarations, opposing the detention of activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Nutanon Chaimahabut and calling on the courts to grant them provisional release.

A detained pro-democracy activist and protest leader has been hit with additional prison time for royal defamation as a result of a speech he gave at a protest in 2020. Found guilty of royal defamation in two earlier cases, he now faces a total of 7 years and 6 months in jail.