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
- JULY 20, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two Burmese men were sentenced to death by the Criminal...
Two Burmese men were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court for a series of crimes that culminated in five murders
- JULY 7, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The King commuted the death sentence of two Israeli...
The King commuted the death sentence of two Israeli drug traffickers to life imprisonment
- JUNE 2, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Two members of a drug gang were sentenced to death...
Two members of a drug gang were sentenced to death by the Criminal Court for possessing 190,000 speed pills with intent to sell
- MAY 28, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A woman's pressure group, comprising mainly Muslim...
A woman's pressure group, comprising mainly Muslim women, was pushing the government to get tough with sex criminals
- JANUARY 30, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) urged Prime Minister...
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) urged Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai to set up an independent committee comprising various neutral parties to look into the storming of the Ratchaburi hospital
- JANUARY 29, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The bodies of 10 hostage-takers who were killed by...
The bodies of 10 hostage-takers who were killed by Thai commandos on after a 24-hour hospital siege in Ratchaburi are rotting rapidly in temporary crypts instead of being taken to a police hospital where it can be preserved for examination
- JANUARY 27, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups stepped up the pressure on the...
Human rights groups stepped up the pressure on the Thai government after more hostages, who all escaped unharmed, came forward with evidence that some of the gunmen were summarily executed
- JANUARY 25, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Thai officials denied allegations that Burmese gunmen...
Thai officials denied allegations that Burmese gunmen holding an estimated 700 hostages at a hospital were shot in cold blood
- JANUARY 24, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
10 Myanmar guerrillas of the God's Army who took over...
10 Myanmar guerrillas of the God's Army who took over a hospital and held 700 people hostage were all found dead, with single gun shot wounds to the head after Thai commandos stormed the building
- JANUARY 5, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prison officials said nine people, including five foreigners,...
Prison officials said nine people, including five foreigners, are on death row in Thailand, all for heroin trafficking
- JANUARY 5, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Israel warned Bangkok that bilateral relations could...
Israel warned Bangkok that bilateral relations could suffer if it executes Yosef Ohana and Avraham Huri, two Israelis sentenced in 1997 for trying to smuggle 2
- JANUARY 4, 2000ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in...
Hla Win, a 60-year-old Myanmar man was executed in Thailand for attempting to smuggle 11