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 25, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf...
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all Ghanaian nationals were sentenced to death on drug related charges
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups in Thailand started a petition...
Human rights groups in Thailand started a petition to get the government to stop publicising executions of drug traffickers and murderers, describing the act as inhumane
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said...
And English Bangkok Post reader, Leslie Sturges, said "I share the disgust of right-thinking people across the world at the appalling crime of drug trafficking but I am sad to learn that four more offenders were executed by firing squad on April 18
- 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