Thailand
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy; note - interim military-affiliated government since May 2014 Constitutional monarchy - provisional military government since May 2014
- CONSTITUTION
- many precedents; final draft concluded on March 29, 2016, approved by referendum on August 7, 2016, signed by the king on April 6, 2017; note - the final version has several amendments not reflected in the one adopted by the referendum (2016)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the civil system with influences of English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- In transition; following the military coup of May 2014 - National Legislative Assembly or Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the King
RELIGIONS
94.6% Buddhists; 4.6% Muslims; 0.7% Christians; 0.1% others
From the country
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed...
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed soon, Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon said
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment was a convincing deterrent against drug trafficking despite human rights groups called it legalised violence
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April...
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April 18 drew a sharp rebuke from local and international human rights groups, who described the death penalty as a violent and misguided means of solving crime
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden...
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden execution of five condemned prisoners was meant as a clear message to drug traffickers that they will not be tolerated by this government
- APRIL 19, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from...
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from abolishing the death penalty to follow UN guidelines, the government should consider extending it to cover rapists as well
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital...
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital punishment should be abolished, as it was not a practical solution to deter drug trafficking
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four...
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four of them major drug dealers, at the Bang Kwang maximum security prison and for the first time, televised their final hours up to the point the blindfolds were put on
- APRIL 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed...
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed for trafficking in methamphetamines
- APRIL 4, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan...
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan were sentenced to death by the provincial court in Trat for possessing speed pills with intent to sell
- APRIL 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two...
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two Chinese and one Thai, will be executed before the Songkran [New Year] festival begins, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said
- MARCH 24, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government supports the execution of drug inmates...
The government supports the execution of drug inmates on death row after they have been tried in three courts, said Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon
- MARCH 21, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder...
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder in the US by the superior court of Arizona, the Foreign Ministry said